Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Florence 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
28,386
100.0%
Speak only English
27,120
95.5%
Speak a language other than English
1,266
4.5%
Spanish
518
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
316
61.0%
Speak English "well"
126
24.3%
Speak English "not well"
76
14.7%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
458
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
295
64.4%
Speak English "well"
124
27.1%
Speak English "not well"
39
8.5%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
173
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
57
32.9%
Speak English "well"
87
50.3%
Speak English "not well"
29
16.8%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
117
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
113
96.6%
Speak English "well"
4
3.4%
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
28,386
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
1,266
4.5%
5 to 17 years
268
0.9%
18 to 64 years
915
3.2%
65 years and over
83
0.3%
Speak English less than "very well"
485
1.7%
5 to 17 years
100
0.4%
18 to 64 years
365
1.3%
65 years and over
20
0.1%
Linguistically isolated households*
140
Population 5 years and over in households*
27,232
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
238
0.9%
5 to 17 years
29
0.1%
18 to 64 years
196
0.7%
65 years and over
13
0.0%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
