Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Glen Allen 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
11,796
100.0%
Speak only English
11,055
93.7%
Speak a language other than English
741
6.3%
Spanish
188
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
145
77.1%
Speak English "well"
36
19.1%
Speak English "not well"
7
3.7%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
338
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
288
85.2%
Speak English "well"
23
6.8%
Speak English "not well"
27
8.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
207
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
67
32.4%
Speak English "well"
105
50.7%
Speak English "not well"
25
12.1%
Speak English "not at all"
10
4.8%
All other languages
8
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
8
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
11,796
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
741
6.3%
5 to 17 years
122
1.0%
18 to 64 years
604
5.1%
65 years and over
15
0.1%
Speak English less than "very well"
233
2.0%
5 to 17 years
38
0.3%
18 to 64 years
185
1.6%
65 years and over
10
0.1%
Linguistically isolated households*
40
Population 5 years and over in households*
11,792
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
101
0.9%
5 to 17 years
10
0.1%
18 to 64 years
81
0.7%
65 years and over
10
0.1%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
