Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Charlottesville 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
43,051
100.0%
Speak only English
38,427
89.3%
Speak a language other than English
4,624
10.7%
Spanish
1,278
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
866
67.8%
Speak English "well"
242
18.9%
Speak English "not well"
159
12.4%
Speak English "not at all"
11
0.9%
Other Indo-European languages
1,671
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
1,388
83.1%
Speak English "well"
181
10.8%
Speak English "not well"
74
4.4%
Speak English "not at all"
28
1.7%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
1,415
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
916
64.7%
Speak English "well"
398
28.1%
Speak English "not well"
101
7.1%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
260
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
210
80.8%
Speak English "well"
15
5.8%
Speak English "not well"
18
6.9%
Speak English "not at all"
17
6.5%
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
43,051
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
4,624
10.7%
5 to 17 years
391
0.9%
18 to 64 years
4,084
9.5%
65 years and over
149
0.3%
Speak English less than "very well"
1,244
2.9%
5 to 17 years
109
0.3%
18 to 64 years
1,108
2.6%
65 years and over
27
0.1%
Linguistically isolated households*
252
Population 5 years and over in households*
36,223
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
523
1.4%
5 to 17 years
65
0.2%
18 to 64 years
435
1.2%
65 years and over
23
0.1%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
