Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Spartanburg 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
36,839
100.0%
Speak only English
34,776
94.4%
Speak a language other than English
2,063
5.6%
Spanish
1,028
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
565
55.0%
Speak English "well"
261
25.4%
Speak English "not well"
189
18.4%
Speak English "not at all"
13
1.3%
Other Indo-European languages
624
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
425
68.1%
Speak English "well"
125
20.0%
Speak English "not well"
69
11.1%
Speak English "not at all"
5
0.8%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
327
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
148
45.3%
Speak English "well"
58
17.7%
Speak English "not well"
121
37.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
84
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
43
51.2%
Speak English "well"
5
6.0%
Speak English "not well"
25
29.8%
Speak English "not at all"
11
13.1%
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
36,839
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
2,063
5.6%
5 to 17 years
246
0.7%
18 to 64 years
1,643
4.5%
65 years and over
174
0.5%
Speak English less than "very well"
882
2.4%
5 to 17 years
86
0.2%
18 to 64 years
710
1.9%
65 years and over
86
0.2%
Linguistically isolated households*
178
Population 5 years and over in households*
34,404
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
374
1.1%
5 to 17 years
24
0.1%
18 to 64 years
289
0.8%
65 years and over
61
0.2%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
