Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Bishopville 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
3,436
100.0%
Speak only English
3,211
93.5%
Speak a language other than English
225
6.5%
Spanish
161
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
52
32.3%
Speak English "well"
11
6.8%
Speak English "not well"
23
14.3%
Speak English "not at all"
75
46.6%
Other Indo-European languages
49
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
49
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
15
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "well"
9
60.0%
Speak English "not well"
6
40.0%
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
3,436
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
225
6.5%
5 to 17 years
23
0.7%
18 to 64 years
152
4.4%
65 years and over
50
1.5%
Speak English less than "very well"
124
3.6%
5 to 17 years
5
0.1%
18 to 64 years
104
3.0%
65 years and over
15
0.4%
Linguistically isolated households*
18
Population 5 years and over in households*
3,253
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
24
0.7%
5 to 17 years
0
0.0%
18 to 64 years
9
0.3%
65 years and over
15
0.5%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
