Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Charleston 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
20,205
100.0%
Speak only English
19,271
95.4%
Speak a language other than English
934
4.6%
Spanish
413
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
289
70.0%
Speak English "well"
70
16.9%
Speak English "not well"
54
13.1%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
357
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
275
77.0%
Speak English "well"
41
11.5%
Speak English "not well"
41
11.5%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
120
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
51
42.5%
Speak English "well"
42
35.0%
Speak English "not well"
27
22.5%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
44
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
34
77.3%
Speak English "well"
6
13.6%
Speak English "not well"
4
9.1%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
20,205
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
934
4.6%
5 to 17 years
91
0.5%
18 to 64 years
779
3.9%
65 years and over
64
0.3%
Speak English less than "very well"
285
1.4%
5 to 17 years
18
0.1%
18 to 64 years
232
1.1%
65 years and over
35
0.2%
Linguistically isolated households*
88
Population 5 years and over in households*
16,226
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
112
0.7%
5 to 17 years
10
0.1%
18 to 64 years
93
0.6%
65 years and over
9
0.1%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
