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
12,387
100.0%
Speak only English
12,059
97.4%
Speak a language other than English
328
2.6%
Spanish
197
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
122
61.9%
Speak English "well"
38
19.3%
Speak English "not well"
37
18.8%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
84
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
74
88.1%
Speak English "well"
5
6.0%
Speak English "not well"
5
6.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
21
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
21
100.0%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
26
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
13
50.0%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not well"
13
50.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
12,387
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
328
2.6%
5 to 17 years
40
0.3%
18 to 64 years
216
1.7%
65 years and over
72
0.6%
Speak English less than "very well"
98
0.8%
5 to 17 years
31
0.3%
18 to 64 years
67
0.5%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
Linguistically isolated households*
0
Population 5 years and over in households*
11,625
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
0
0.0%
5 to 17 years
0
0.0%
18 to 64 years
0
0.0%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
