Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Aiken 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
23,723
100.0%
Speak only English
22,493
94.8%
Speak a language other than English
1,230
5.2%
Spanish
490
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
330
67.3%
Speak English "well"
94
19.2%
Speak English "not well"
59
12.0%
Speak English "not at all"
7
1.4%
Other Indo-European languages
487
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
356
73.1%
Speak English "well"
98
20.1%
Speak English "not well"
33
6.8%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
200
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
110
55.0%
Speak English "well"
73
36.5%
Speak English "not well"
17
8.5%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
53
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
39
73.6%
Speak English "well"
14
26.4%
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
23,723
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
1,230
5.2%
5 to 17 years
171
0.7%
18 to 64 years
946
4.0%
65 years and over
113
0.5%
Speak English less than "very well"
395
1.7%
5 to 17 years
75
0.3%
18 to 64 years
263
1.1%
65 years and over
57
0.2%
Linguistically isolated households*
86
Population 5 years and over in households*
22,467
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
155
0.7%
5 to 17 years
30
0.1%
18 to 64 years
95
0.4%
65 years and over
30
0.1%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
