Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. North Augusta 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
15,910
100.0%
Speak only English
15,243
95.8%
Speak a language other than English
667
4.2%
Spanish
371
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
245
66.0%
Speak English "well"
68
18.3%
Speak English "not well"
18
4.9%
Speak English "not at all"
40
10.8%
Other Indo-European languages
238
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
181
76.1%
Speak English "well"
40
16.8%
Speak English "not well"
17
7.1%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
33
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
20
60.6%
Speak English "well"
13
39.4%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
25
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
25
100.0%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
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
15,910
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
667
4.2%
5 to 17 years
78
0.5%
18 to 64 years
561
3.5%
65 years and over
28
0.2%
Speak English less than "very well"
196
1.2%
5 to 17 years
13
0.1%
18 to 64 years
171
1.1%
65 years and over
12
0.1%
Linguistically isolated households*
75
Population 5 years and over in households*
15,594
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
114
0.7%
5 to 17 years
7
0.0%
18 to 64 years
101
0.6%
65 years and over
6
0.0%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
