Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Atlanta 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
5,384
100.0%
Speak only English
5,183
96.3%
Speak a language other than English
201
3.7%
Spanish
153
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
76
49.7%
Speak English "well"
44
28.8%
Speak English "not well"
33
21.6%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
23
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
23
100.0%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
25
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
12
48.0%
Speak English "well"
5
20.0%
Speak English "not well"
8
32.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
0
Speak English "very well"
0
Speak English "well"
0
Speak English "not well"
0
Speak English "not at all"
0
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
5,384
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
201
3.7%
5 to 17 years
50
0.9%
18 to 64 years
141
2.6%
65 years and over
10
0.2%
Speak English less than "very well"
90
1.7%
5 to 17 years
23
0.4%
18 to 64 years
57
1.1%
65 years and over
10
0.2%
Linguistically isolated households*
20
Population 5 years and over in households*
5,191
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
38
0.7%
5 to 17 years
16
0.3%
18 to 64 years
22
0.4%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
