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
32,973
100.0%
Speak only English
31,719
96.2%
Speak a language other than English
1,254
3.8%
Spanish
638
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
358
56.1%
Speak English "well"
83
13.0%
Speak English "not well"
120
18.8%
Speak English "not at all"
77
12.1%
Other Indo-European languages
404
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
343
84.9%
Speak English "well"
27
6.7%
Speak English "not well"
27
6.7%
Speak English "not at all"
7
1.7%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
173
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
82
47.4%
Speak English "well"
10
5.8%
Speak English "not well"
81
46.8%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
39
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
39
100.0%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
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
32,973
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
1,254
3.8%
5 to 17 years
148
0.4%
18 to 64 years
1,027
3.1%
65 years and over
79
0.2%
Speak English less than "very well"
432
1.3%
5 to 17 years
43
0.1%
18 to 64 years
342
1.0%
65 years and over
47
0.1%
Linguistically isolated households*
125
Population 5 years and over in households*
32,396
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
250
0.8%
5 to 17 years
35
0.1%
18 to 64 years
183
0.6%
65 years and over
32
0.1%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
