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
20,243
100.0%
Speak only English
18,637
92.1%
Speak a language other than English
1,606
7.9%
Spanish
1,398
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
365
26.1%
Speak English "well"
315
22.5%
Speak English "not well"
341
24.4%
Speak English "not at all"
377
27.0%
Other Indo-European languages
118
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
101
85.6%
Speak English "well"
3
2.5%
Speak English "not well"
7
5.9%
Speak English "not at all"
7
5.9%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
70
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
20
28.6%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not well"
38
54.3%
Speak English "not at all"
12
17.1%
All other languages
20
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
12
60.0%
Speak English "well"
8
40.0%
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
20,243
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
1,606
7.9%
5 to 17 years
282
1.4%
18 to 64 years
1,279
6.3%
65 years and over
45
0.2%
Speak English less than "very well"
1,108
5.5%
5 to 17 years
137
0.7%
18 to 64 years
936
4.6%
65 years and over
35
0.2%
Linguistically isolated households*
255
Population 5 years and over in households*
18,603
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
807
4.3%
5 to 17 years
91
0.5%
18 to 64 years
699
3.8%
65 years and over
17
0.1%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
