Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Lewisburg 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
9,709
100.0%
Speak only English
9,224
95.0%
Speak a language other than English
485
5.0%
Spanish
424
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
130
30.7%
Speak English "well"
48
11.3%
Speak English "not well"
154
36.3%
Speak English "not at all"
92
21.7%
Other Indo-European languages
54
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
47
87.0%
Speak English "well"
7
13.0%
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"
0
0.0%
Speak English "well"
7
100.0%
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
9,709
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
485
5.0%
5 to 17 years
89
0.9%
18 to 64 years
389
4.0%
65 years and over
7
0.1%
Speak English less than "very well"
308
3.2%
5 to 17 years
20
0.2%
18 to 64 years
281
2.9%
65 years and over
7
0.1%
Linguistically isolated households*
79
Population 5 years and over in households*
9,386
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
270
2.9%
5 to 17 years
20
0.2%
18 to 64 years
250
2.7%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
