Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Abbeville 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
5,317
100.0%
Speak only English
5,182
97.5%
Speak a language other than English
135
2.5%
Spanish
69
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
13
18.8%
Speak English "well"
39
56.5%
Speak English "not well"
7
10.1%
Speak English "not at all"
10
14.5%
Other Indo-European languages
45
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
37
82.2%
Speak English "well"
8
17.8%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
21
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
14
66.7%
Speak English "well"
7
33.3%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
0
Speak English "very well"
0
Speak English "well"
0
Speak English "not well"
0
Speak English "not at all"
0
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
5,317
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
135
2.5%
5 to 17 years
19
0.4%
18 to 64 years
88
1.7%
65 years and over
28
0.5%
Speak English less than "very well"
71
1.3%
5 to 17 years
19
0.4%
18 to 64 years
44
0.8%
65 years and over
8
0.2%
Linguistically isolated households*
15
Population 5 years and over in households*
5,205
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
25
0.5%
5 to 17 years
0
0.0%
18 to 64 years
17
0.3%
65 years and over
8
0.2%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
