Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Greer 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
15,225
100.0%
Speak only English
13,510
88.7%
Speak a language other than English
1,715
11.3%
Spanish
1,275
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
269
21.1%
Speak English "well"
191
15.0%
Speak English "not well"
552
43.3%
Speak English "not at all"
263
20.6%
Other Indo-European languages
311
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
195
62.7%
Speak English "well"
69
22.2%
Speak English "not well"
47
15.1%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
120
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
93
77.5%
Speak English "well"
27
22.5%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
9
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "well"
9
100.0%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
15,225
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
1,715
11.3%
5 to 17 years
241
1.6%
18 to 64 years
1,439
9.5%
65 years and over
35
0.2%
Speak English less than "very well"
1,158
7.6%
5 to 17 years
126
0.8%
18 to 64 years
1,008
6.6%
65 years and over
24
0.2%
Linguistically isolated households*
281
Population 5 years and over in households*
14,958
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
793
5.3%
5 to 17 years
81
0.5%
18 to 64 years
705
4.7%
65 years and over
7
0.0%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
