Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Irmo 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
10,248
100.0%
Speak only English
9,551
93.2%
Speak a language other than English
697
6.8%
Spanish
255
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
150
58.8%
Speak English "well"
27
10.6%
Speak English "not well"
71
27.8%
Speak English "not at all"
7
2.7%
Other Indo-European languages
215
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
171
79.5%
Speak English "well"
29
13.5%
Speak English "not well"
15
7.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
177
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
55
31.1%
Speak English "well"
49
27.7%
Speak English "not well"
73
41.2%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
50
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
15
30.0%
Speak English "well"
27
54.0%
Speak English "not well"
8
16.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
10,248
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
697
6.8%
5 to 17 years
243
2.4%
18 to 64 years
421
4.1%
65 years and over
33
0.3%
Speak English less than "very well"
306
3.0%
5 to 17 years
120
1.2%
18 to 64 years
177
1.7%
65 years and over
9
0.1%
Linguistically isolated households*
24
Population 5 years and over in households*
10,194
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
76
0.7%
5 to 17 years
22
0.2%
18 to 64 years
45
0.4%
65 years and over
9
0.1%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
