Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Greenwood Population of the study includes all persons 5 years and over. Ability to speak English "very well" by age, and rate of linguistically isolated households* is shown in the second table.
Ability to speak English by language spoken at home
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
17,011
100.0%
Speak only English
16,621
97.7%
Speak a language other than English
390
2.3%
Spanish
155
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
118
76.1%
Speak English "well"
20
12.9%
Speak English "not well"
17
11.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
103
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
67
65.0%
Speak English "well"
28
27.2%
Speak English "not well"
8
7.8%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
104
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
83
79.8%
Speak English "well"
16
15.4%
Speak English "not well"
5
4.8%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
28
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
18
64.3%
Speak English "well"
10
35.7%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
17,011
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
390
2.3%
5 to 17 years
54
0.3%
18 to 64 years
306
1.8%
65 years and over
30
0.2%
Speak English less than "very well"
104
0.6%
5 to 17 years
19
0.1%
18 to 64 years
85
0.5%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
Linguistically isolated households*
14
Population 5 years and over in households*
16,555
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
19
0.1%
5 to 17 years
0
0.0%
18 to 64 years
19
0.1%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
