Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Beaufort 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
3,396
100.0%
Speak only English
3,157
93.0%
Speak a language other than English
239
7.0%
Spanish
96
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
48
50.0%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not well"
14
14.6%
Speak English "not at all"
34
35.4%
Other Indo-European languages
112
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
68
60.7%
Speak English "well"
17
15.2%
Speak English "not well"
27
24.1%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
31
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
31
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
0
Speak English "very well"
0
Speak English "well"
0
Speak English "not well"
0
Speak English "not at all"
0
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
3,396
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
239
7.0%
5 to 17 years
22
0.6%
18 to 64 years
183
5.4%
65 years and over
34
1.0%
Speak English less than "very well"
92
2.7%
5 to 17 years
10
0.3%
18 to 64 years
56
1.6%
65 years and over
26
0.8%
Linguistically isolated households*
22
Population 5 years and over in households*
3,319
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
62
1.9%
5 to 17 years
0
0.0%
18 to 64 years
43
1.3%
65 years and over
19
0.6%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
