Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Aberdeen 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
23,115
100.0%
Speak only English
21,837
94.5%
Speak a language other than English
1,278
5.5%
Spanish
271
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
177
65.3%
Speak English "well"
50
18.5%
Speak English "not well"
44
16.2%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
826
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
572
69.2%
Speak English "well"
195
23.6%
Speak English "not well"
59
7.1%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
63
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
33
52.4%
Speak English "well"
30
47.6%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
118
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
113
95.8%
Speak English "well"
5
4.2%
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
23,115
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
1,278
5.5%
5 to 17 years
157
0.7%
18 to 64 years
613
2.7%
65 years and over
508
2.2%
Speak English less than "very well"
383
1.7%
5 to 17 years
27
0.1%
18 to 64 years
184
0.8%
65 years and over
172
0.7%
Linguistically isolated households*
124
Population 5 years and over in households*
21,784
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
174
0.8%
5 to 17 years
0
0.0%
18 to 64 years
64
0.3%
65 years and over
110
0.5%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
