Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Greencastle 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
9,013
100.0%
Speak only English
8,641
95.9%
Speak a language other than English
372
4.1%
Spanish
181
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
138
76.2%
Speak English "well"
37
20.4%
Speak English "not well"
6
3.3%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
115
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
96
83.5%
Speak English "well"
19
16.5%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
76
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
22
28.9%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not well"
45
59.2%
Speak English "not at all"
9
11.8%
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
9,013
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
372
4.1%
5 to 17 years
6
0.1%
18 to 64 years
323
3.6%
65 years and over
43
0.5%
Speak English less than "very well"
116
1.3%
5 to 17 years
6
0.1%
18 to 64 years
87
1.0%
65 years and over
23
0.3%
Linguistically isolated households*
26
Population 5 years and over in households*
6,777
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
52
0.8%
5 to 17 years
0
0.0%
18 to 64 years
29
0.4%
65 years and over
23
0.3%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
