Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Beaufort 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
12,072
100.0%
Speak only English
11,017
91.3%
Speak a language other than English
1,055
8.7%
Spanish
616
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
434
70.5%
Speak English "well"
107
17.4%
Speak English "not well"
61
9.9%
Speak English "not at all"
14
2.3%
Other Indo-European languages
315
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
235
74.6%
Speak English "well"
80
25.4%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
93
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
53
57.0%
Speak English "well"
17
18.3%
Speak English "not well"
16
17.2%
Speak English "not at all"
7
7.5%
All other languages
31
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
31
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
12,072
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
1,055
8.7%
5 to 17 years
123
1.0%
18 to 64 years
814
6.7%
65 years and over
118
1.0%
Speak English less than "very well"
302
2.5%
5 to 17 years
22
0.2%
18 to 64 years
235
1.9%
65 years and over
45
0.4%
Linguistically isolated households*
61
Population 5 years and over in households*
10,062
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
112
1.1%
5 to 17 years
20
0.2%
18 to 64 years
73
0.7%
65 years and over
19
0.2%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
