Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Georgetown 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
8,329
100.0%
Speak only English
7,991
95.9%
Speak a language other than English
338
4.1%
Spanish
233
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
97
41.6%
Speak English "well"
50
21.5%
Speak English "not well"
56
24.0%
Speak English "not at all"
30
12.9%
Other Indo-European languages
105
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
37
35.2%
Speak English "well"
27
25.7%
Speak English "not well"
24
22.9%
Speak English "not at all"
17
16.2%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
0
Speak English "very well"
0
Speak English "well"
0
Speak English "not well"
0
Speak English "not at all"
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
8,329
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
338
4.1%
5 to 17 years
65
0.8%
18 to 64 years
251
3.0%
65 years and over
22
0.3%
Speak English less than "very well"
204
2.4%
5 to 17 years
35
0.4%
18 to 64 years
156
1.9%
65 years and over
13
0.2%
Linguistically isolated households*
20
Population 5 years and over in households*
8,074
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
60
0.7%
5 to 17 years
14
0.2%
18 to 64 years
42
0.5%
65 years and over
4
0.0%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
