Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Bessemer 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
27,472
100.0%
Speak only English
26,823
97.6%
Speak a language other than English
649
2.4%
Spanish
320
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
172
53.8%
Speak English "well"
58
18.1%
Speak English "not well"
64
20.0%
Speak English "not at all"
26
8.1%
Other Indo-European languages
232
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
141
60.8%
Speak English "well"
36
15.5%
Speak English "not well"
55
23.7%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
61
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
16
26.2%
Speak English "well"
37
60.7%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
8
13.1%
All other languages
36
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
30
83.3%
Speak English "well"
6
16.7%
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
27,472
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
649
2.4%
5 to 17 years
86
0.3%
18 to 64 years
424
1.5%
65 years and over
139
0.5%
Speak English less than "very well"
290
1.1%
5 to 17 years
46
0.2%
18 to 64 years
179
0.7%
65 years and over
65
0.2%
Linguistically isolated households*
33
Population 5 years and over in households*
26,843
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
81
0.3%
5 to 17 years
6
0.0%
18 to 64 years
75
0.3%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
