Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Summerville 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
26,286
100.0%
Speak only English
25,029
95.2%
Speak a language other than English
1,257
4.8%
Spanish
505
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
357
70.7%
Speak English "well"
70
13.9%
Speak English "not well"
78
15.4%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
457
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
315
68.9%
Speak English "well"
113
24.7%
Speak English "not well"
29
6.3%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
228
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
99
43.4%
Speak English "well"
96
42.1%
Speak English "not well"
33
14.5%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
67
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "well"
45
67.2%
Speak English "not well"
22
32.8%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
26,286
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
1,257
4.8%
5 to 17 years
270
1.0%
18 to 64 years
930
3.5%
65 years and over
57
0.2%
Speak English less than "very well"
486
1.8%
5 to 17 years
105
0.4%
18 to 64 years
364
1.4%
65 years and over
17
0.1%
Linguistically isolated households*
107
Population 5 years and over in households*
25,683
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
229
0.9%
5 to 17 years
63
0.2%
18 to 64 years
156
0.6%
65 years and over
10
0.0%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
