Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Shelby 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
3,085
100.0%
Speak only English
2,970
96.3%
Speak a language other than English
115
3.7%
Spanish
35
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
29
82.9%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not well"
6
17.1%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
59
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
49
83.1%
Speak English "well"
4
6.8%
Speak English "not well"
6
10.2%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
4
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not well"
4
100.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
17
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
14
82.4%
Speak English "well"
3
17.6%
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
3,085
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
115
3.7%
5 to 17 years
35
1.1%
18 to 64 years
66
2.1%
65 years and over
14
0.5%
Speak English less than "very well"
23
0.7%
5 to 17 years
0
0.0%
18 to 64 years
14
0.5%
65 years and over
9
0.3%
Linguistically isolated households*
4
Population 5 years and over in households*
2,659
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
4
0.2%
5 to 17 years
0
0.0%
18 to 64 years
4
0.2%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
