Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Atmore 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
7,277
100.0%
Speak only English
7,111
97.7%
Speak a language other than English
166
2.3%
Spanish
89
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
46
51.7%
Speak English "well"
19
21.3%
Speak English "not well"
24
27.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
26
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
26
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
21
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "well"
5
23.8%
Speak English "not well"
6
28.6%
Speak English "not at all"
10
47.6%
All other languages
30
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
23
76.7%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not well"
7
23.3%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
7,277
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
166
2.3%
5 to 17 years
34
0.5%
18 to 64 years
126
1.7%
65 years and over
6
0.1%
Speak English less than "very well"
71
1.0%
5 to 17 years
26
0.4%
18 to 64 years
45
0.6%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
Linguistically isolated households*
11
Population 5 years and over in households*
7,160
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
26
0.4%
5 to 17 years
0
0.0%
18 to 64 years
26
0.4%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
