Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Mount Pleasant 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
43,737
100.0%
Speak only English
41,028
93.8%
Speak a language other than English
2,709
6.2%
Spanish
1,022
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
735
71.9%
Speak English "well"
180
17.6%
Speak English "not well"
107
10.5%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
1,436
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
1,230
85.7%
Speak English "well"
157
10.9%
Speak English "not well"
49
3.4%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
224
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
176
78.6%
Speak English "well"
17
7.6%
Speak English "not well"
24
10.7%
Speak English "not at all"
7
3.1%
All other languages
27
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
20
74.1%
Speak English "well"
7
25.9%
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
43,737
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
2,709
6.2%
5 to 17 years
356
0.8%
18 to 64 years
2,110
4.8%
65 years and over
243
0.6%
Speak English less than "very well"
548
1.3%
5 to 17 years
85
0.2%
18 to 64 years
396
0.9%
65 years and over
67
0.2%
Linguistically isolated households*
75
Population 5 years and over in households*
43,075
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
126
0.3%
5 to 17 years
23
0.1%
18 to 64 years
103
0.2%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
