Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Edgefield 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
4,326
100.0%
Speak only English
4,077
94.2%
Speak a language other than English
249
5.8%
Spanish
174
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
87
50.0%
Speak English "well"
18
10.3%
Speak English "not well"
69
39.7%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
67
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
28
41.8%
Speak English "well"
28
41.8%
Speak English "not well"
11
16.4%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
0
Speak English "very well"
0
Speak English "well"
0
Speak English "not well"
0
Speak English "not at all"
0
All other languages
8
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
8
100.0%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
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
4,326
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
249
5.8%
5 to 17 years
10
0.2%
18 to 64 years
229
5.3%
65 years and over
10
0.2%
Speak English less than "very well"
126
2.9%
5 to 17 years
10
0.2%
18 to 64 years
109
2.5%
65 years and over
7
0.2%
Linguistically isolated households*
3
Population 5 years and over in households*
2,425
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
6
0.2%
5 to 17 years
3
0.1%
18 to 64 years
3
0.1%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
