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
57,122
100.0%
Speak only English
53,267
93.3%
Speak a language other than English
3,855
6.7%
Spanish
1,827
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
1,056
57.8%
Speak English "well"
244
13.4%
Speak English "not well"
373
20.4%
Speak English "not at all"
154
8.4%
Other Indo-European languages
1,175
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
983
83.7%
Speak English "well"
145
12.3%
Speak English "not well"
47
4.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
448
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
236
52.7%
Speak English "well"
91
20.3%
Speak English "not well"
107
23.9%
Speak English "not at all"
14
3.1%
All other languages
405
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
315
77.8%
Speak English "well"
47
11.6%
Speak English "not well"
43
10.6%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
57,122
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
3,855
6.7%
5 to 17 years
500
0.9%
18 to 64 years
3,193
5.6%
65 years and over
162
0.3%
Speak English less than "very well"
1,265
2.2%
5 to 17 years
136
0.2%
18 to 64 years
1,110
1.9%
65 years and over
19
0.0%
Linguistically isolated households*
267
Population 5 years and over in households*
51,497
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
610
1.2%
5 to 17 years
86
0.2%
18 to 64 years
514
1.0%
65 years and over
10
0.0%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
