Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Scottsboro 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
13,882
100.0%
Speak only English
13,592
97.9%
Speak a language other than English
290
2.1%
Spanish
177
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
108
61.0%
Speak English "well"
43
24.3%
Speak English "not well"
18
10.2%
Speak English "not at all"
8
4.5%
Other Indo-European languages
80
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
48
60.0%
Speak English "well"
16
20.0%
Speak English "not well"
16
20.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
9
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "well"
9
100.0%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
24
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
18
75.0%
Speak English "well"
6
25.0%
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
13,882
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
290
2.1%
5 to 17 years
51
0.4%
18 to 64 years
237
1.7%
65 years and over
2
0.0%
Speak English less than "very well"
116
0.8%
5 to 17 years
21
0.2%
18 to 64 years
95
0.7%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
Linguistically isolated households*
32
Population 5 years and over in households*
13,552
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
50
0.4%
5 to 17 years
8
0.1%
18 to 64 years
42
0.3%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
