Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Angier 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
3,130
100.0%
Speak only English
2,614
83.5%
Speak a language other than English
516
16.5%
Spanish
452
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
159
35.2%
Speak English "well"
85
18.8%
Speak English "not well"
138
30.5%
Speak English "not at all"
70
15.5%
Other Indo-European languages
36
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
16
44.4%
Speak English "well"
4
11.1%
Speak English "not well"
16
44.4%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
28
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
13
46.4%
Speak English "well"
12
42.9%
Speak English "not well"
3
10.7%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
0
Speak English "very well"
0
Speak English "well"
0
Speak English "not well"
0
Speak English "not at all"
0
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
3,130
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
516
16.5%
5 to 17 years
106
3.4%
18 to 64 years
384
12.3%
65 years and over
26
0.8%
Speak English less than "very well"
328
10.5%
5 to 17 years
49
1.6%
18 to 64 years
259
8.3%
65 years and over
20
0.6%
Linguistically isolated households*
86
Population 5 years and over in households*
3,035
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
245
8.1%
5 to 17 years
47
1.5%
18 to 64 years
189
6.2%
65 years and over
9
0.3%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
