Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Bluefield 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
4,922
100.0%
Speak only English
4,676
95.0%
Speak a language other than English
246
5.0%
Spanish
33
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
33
100.0%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
168
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
153
91.1%
Speak English "well"
8
4.8%
Speak English "not well"
7
4.2%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
21
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
10
47.6%
Speak English "well"
11
52.4%
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"
24
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
4,922
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
246
5.0%
5 to 17 years
29
0.6%
18 to 64 years
190
3.9%
65 years and over
27
0.5%
Speak English less than "very well"
26
0.5%
5 to 17 years
0
0.0%
18 to 64 years
26
0.5%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
Linguistically isolated households*
8
Population 5 years and over in households*
4,605
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
8
0.2%
5 to 17 years
0
0.0%
18 to 64 years
8
0.2%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
