Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Orangeburg 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
12,239
100.0%
Speak only English
11,463
93.7%
Speak a language other than English
776
6.3%
Spanish
269
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
183
68.0%
Speak English "well"
71
26.4%
Speak English "not well"
15
5.6%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
388
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
289
74.5%
Speak English "well"
60
15.5%
Speak English "not well"
39
10.1%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
61
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
38
62.3%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not well"
23
37.7%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
58
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
34
58.6%
Speak English "well"
10
17.2%
Speak English "not well"
14
24.1%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
12,239
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
776
6.3%
5 to 17 years
74
0.6%
18 to 64 years
672
5.5%
65 years and over
30
0.2%
Speak English less than "very well"
232
1.9%
5 to 17 years
0
0.0%
18 to 64 years
232
1.9%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
Linguistically isolated households*
29
Population 5 years and over in households*
9,536
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
49
0.5%
5 to 17 years
0
0.0%
18 to 64 years
49
0.5%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
