Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Burgaw 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
3,167
100.0%
Speak only English
2,978
94.0%
Speak a language other than English
189
6.0%
Spanish
129
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
32
24.8%
Speak English "well"
16
12.4%
Speak English "not well"
75
58.1%
Speak English "not at all"
6
4.7%
Other Indo-European languages
45
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
40
88.9%
Speak English "well"
5
11.1%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
7
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
7
100.0%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
8
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
4
50.0%
Speak English "well"
4
50.0%
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
3,167
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
189
6.0%
5 to 17 years
34
1.1%
18 to 64 years
135
4.3%
65 years and over
20
0.6%
Speak English less than "very well"
106
3.3%
5 to 17 years
16
0.5%
18 to 64 years
86
2.7%
65 years and over
4
0.1%
Linguistically isolated households*
27
Population 5 years and over in households*
2,103
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
92
4.4%
5 to 17 years
15
0.7%
18 to 64 years
73
3.5%
65 years and over
4
0.2%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
