Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Abingdon 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
7,511
100.0%
Speak only English
7,313
97.4%
Speak a language other than English
198
2.6%
Spanish
56
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
22
39.3%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not well"
34
60.7%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
99
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
87
87.9%
Speak English "well"
12
12.1%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
16
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
6
37.5%
Speak English "well"
10
62.5%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
27
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
21
77.8%
Speak English "well"
6
22.2%
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
7,511
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
198
2.6%
5 to 17 years
0
0.0%
18 to 64 years
160
2.1%
65 years and over
38
0.5%
Speak English less than "very well"
62
0.8%
5 to 17 years
0
0.0%
18 to 64 years
50
0.7%
65 years and over
12
0.2%
Linguistically isolated households*
13
Population 5 years and over in households*
7,063
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
20
0.3%
5 to 17 years
7
0.1%
18 to 64 years
13
0.2%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
