Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Bessemer City 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
4,733
100.0%
Speak only English
4,486
94.8%
Speak a language other than English
247
5.2%
Spanish
189
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
53
28.0%
Speak English "well"
51
27.0%
Speak English "not well"
50
26.5%
Speak English "not at all"
35
18.5%
Other Indo-European languages
35
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
25
71.4%
Speak English "well"
8
22.9%
Speak English "not well"
2
5.7%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
23
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
13
56.5%
Speak English "well"
5
21.7%
Speak English "not well"
5
21.7%
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
4,733
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
247
5.2%
5 to 17 years
60
1.3%
18 to 64 years
183
3.9%
65 years and over
4
0.1%
Speak English less than "very well"
156
3.3%
5 to 17 years
33
0.7%
18 to 64 years
123
2.6%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
Linguistically isolated households*
36
Population 5 years and over in households*
4,733
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
98
2.1%
5 to 17 years
19
0.4%
18 to 64 years
79
1.7%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
