Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Mount Pleasant 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
8,139
100.0%
Speak only English
7,572
93.0%
Speak a language other than English
567
7.0%
Spanish
152
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
102
67.1%
Speak English "well"
38
25.0%
Speak English "not well"
12
7.9%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
145
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
109
75.2%
Speak English "well"
25
17.2%
Speak English "not well"
11
7.6%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
251
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
119
47.4%
Speak English "well"
73
29.1%
Speak English "not well"
59
23.5%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
19
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
19
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
8,139
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
567
7.0%
5 to 17 years
113
1.4%
18 to 64 years
454
5.6%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
Speak English less than "very well"
218
2.7%
5 to 17 years
16
0.2%
18 to 64 years
202
2.5%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
Linguistically isolated households*
36
Population 5 years and over in households*
6,687
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
68
1.0%
5 to 17 years
5
0.1%
18 to 64 years
63
0.9%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
