Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Smyrna 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
4,982
100.0%
Speak only English
4,677
93.9%
Speak a language other than English
305
6.1%
Spanish
196
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
87
44.4%
Speak English "well"
45
23.0%
Speak English "not well"
64
32.7%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
51
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
43
84.3%
Speak English "well"
8
15.7%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
58
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
27
46.6%
Speak English "well"
24
41.4%
Speak English "not well"
7
12.1%
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
4,982
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
305
6.1%
5 to 17 years
91
1.8%
18 to 64 years
175
3.5%
65 years and over
39
0.8%
Speak English less than "very well"
148
3.0%
5 to 17 years
32
0.6%
18 to 64 years
104
2.1%
65 years and over
12
0.2%
Linguistically isolated households*
38
Population 5 years and over in households*
4,838
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
65
1.3%
5 to 17 years
0
0.0%
18 to 64 years
53
1.1%
65 years and over
12
0.2%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
