Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Roanoke 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
88,721
100.0%
Speak only English
84,060
94.7%
Speak a language other than English
4,661
5.3%
Spanish
1,805
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
1,080
59.8%
Speak English "well"
297
16.5%
Speak English "not well"
379
21.0%
Speak English "not at all"
49
2.7%
Other Indo-European languages
1,549
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
910
58.7%
Speak English "well"
463
29.9%
Speak English "not well"
176
11.4%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
876
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
427
48.7%
Speak English "well"
227
25.9%
Speak English "not well"
210
24.0%
Speak English "not at all"
12
1.4%
All other languages
431
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
244
56.6%
Speak English "well"
131
30.4%
Speak English "not well"
56
13.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
88,721
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
4,661
5.3%
5 to 17 years
858
1.0%
18 to 64 years
3,324
3.7%
65 years and over
479
0.5%
Speak English less than "very well"
2,000
2.3%
5 to 17 years
351
0.4%
18 to 64 years
1,432
1.6%
65 years and over
217
0.2%
Linguistically isolated households*
548
Population 5 years and over in households*
86,189
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
1,197
1.4%
5 to 17 years
267
0.3%
18 to 64 years
874
1.0%
65 years and over
56
0.1%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
