Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Pickens 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
2,786
100.0%
Speak only English
2,646
95.0%
Speak a language other than English
140
5.0%
Spanish
105
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
36
34.3%
Speak English "well"
26
24.8%
Speak English "not well"
28
26.7%
Speak English "not at all"
15
14.3%
Other Indo-European languages
27
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
5
18.5%
Speak English "well"
19
70.4%
Speak English "not well"
3
11.1%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
8
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
3
37.5%
Speak English "well"
5
62.5%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
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
2,786
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
140
5.0%
5 to 17 years
28
1.0%
18 to 64 years
105
3.8%
65 years and over
7
0.3%
Speak English less than "very well"
96
3.4%
5 to 17 years
20
0.7%
18 to 64 years
73
2.6%
65 years and over
3
0.1%
Linguistically isolated households*
17
Population 5 years and over in households*
2,653
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
58
2.2%
5 to 17 years
7
0.3%
18 to 64 years
51
1.9%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
