Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Greenville 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
38,097
100.0%
Speak only English
37,007
97.1%
Speak a language other than English
1,090
2.9%
Spanish
501
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
295
58.9%
Speak English "well"
55
11.0%
Speak English "not well"
121
24.2%
Speak English "not at all"
30
6.0%
Other Indo-European languages
365
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
250
68.5%
Speak English "well"
70
19.2%
Speak English "not well"
45
12.3%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
158
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
106
67.1%
Speak English "well"
25
15.8%
Speak English "not well"
21
13.3%
Speak English "not at all"
6
3.8%
All other languages
66
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
29
43.9%
Speak English "well"
25
37.9%
Speak English "not well"
12
18.2%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
38,097
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
1,090
2.9%
5 to 17 years
239
0.6%
18 to 64 years
756
2.0%
65 years and over
95
0.2%
Speak English less than "very well"
410
1.1%
5 to 17 years
48
0.1%
18 to 64 years
336
0.9%
65 years and over
26
0.1%
Linguistically isolated households*
55
Population 5 years and over in households*
37,347
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
111
0.3%
5 to 17 years
22
0.1%
18 to 64 years
83
0.2%
65 years and over
6
0.0%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
