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
7,067
100.0%
Speak only English
6,739
95.4%
Speak a language other than English
328
4.6%
Spanish
162
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
89
54.9%
Speak English "well"
19
11.7%
Speak English "not well"
47
29.0%
Speak English "not at all"
7
4.3%
Other Indo-European languages
115
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
92
80.0%
Speak English "well"
23
20.0%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
7
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
7
100.0%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
44
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
44
100.0%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
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
7,067
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
328
4.6%
5 to 17 years
29
0.4%
18 to 64 years
181
2.6%
65 years and over
118
1.7%
Speak English less than "very well"
96
1.4%
5 to 17 years
19
0.3%
18 to 64 years
68
1.0%
65 years and over
9
0.1%
Linguistically isolated households*
44
Population 5 years and over in households*
7,012
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
50
0.7%
5 to 17 years
0
0.0%
18 to 64 years
41
0.6%
65 years and over
9
0.1%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
