Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Charleston 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
90,702
100.0%
Speak only English
84,539
93.2%
Speak a language other than English
6,163
6.8%
Spanish
2,355
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
1,705
72.4%
Speak English "well"
418
17.7%
Speak English "not well"
204
8.7%
Speak English "not at all"
28
1.2%
Other Indo-European languages
2,678
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
1,946
72.7%
Speak English "well"
488
18.2%
Speak English "not well"
224
8.4%
Speak English "not at all"
20
0.7%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
845
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
368
43.6%
Speak English "well"
320
37.9%
Speak English "not well"
142
16.8%
Speak English "not at all"
15
1.8%
All other languages
285
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
224
78.6%
Speak English "well"
51
17.9%
Speak English "not well"
5
1.8%
Speak English "not at all"
5
1.8%
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
90,702
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
6,163
6.8%
5 to 17 years
785
0.9%
18 to 64 years
4,829
5.3%
65 years and over
549
0.6%
Speak English less than "very well"
1,920
2.1%
5 to 17 years
310
0.3%
18 to 64 years
1,441
1.6%
65 years and over
169
0.2%
Linguistically isolated households*
620
Population 5 years and over in households*
85,185
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
1,109
1.3%
5 to 17 years
220
0.3%
18 to 64 years
791
0.9%
65 years and over
98
0.1%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
