Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Farmville 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
6,430
100.0%
Speak only English
6,064
94.3%
Speak a language other than English
366
5.7%
Spanish
169
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
60
35.5%
Speak English "well"
38
22.5%
Speak English "not well"
60
35.5%
Speak English "not at all"
11
6.5%
Other Indo-European languages
118
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
68
57.6%
Speak English "well"
28
23.7%
Speak English "not well"
22
18.6%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
68
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
28
41.2%
Speak English "well"
24
35.3%
Speak English "not well"
9
13.2%
Speak English "not at all"
7
10.3%
All other languages
11
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
11
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
6,430
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
366
5.7%
5 to 17 years
77
1.2%
18 to 64 years
264
4.1%
65 years and over
25
0.4%
Speak English less than "very well"
199
3.1%
5 to 17 years
66
1.0%
18 to 64 years
120
1.9%
65 years and over
13
0.2%
Linguistically isolated households*
39
Population 5 years and over in households*
4,085
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
79
1.9%
5 to 17 years
31
0.8%
18 to 64 years
35
0.9%
65 years and over
13
0.3%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
