Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Sumter 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
36,949
100.0%
Speak only English
34,856
94.3%
Speak a language other than English
2,093
5.7%
Spanish
1,032
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
623
60.4%
Speak English "well"
191
18.5%
Speak English "not well"
189
18.3%
Speak English "not at all"
29
2.8%
Other Indo-European languages
701
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
518
73.9%
Speak English "well"
115
16.4%
Speak English "not well"
68
9.7%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
335
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
221
66.0%
Speak English "well"
107
31.9%
Speak English "not well"
7
2.1%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
25
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "well"
18
72.0%
Speak English "not well"
7
28.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
36,949
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
2,093
5.7%
5 to 17 years
466
1.3%
18 to 64 years
1,538
4.2%
65 years and over
89
0.2%
Speak English less than "very well"
731
2.0%
5 to 17 years
198
0.5%
18 to 64 years
519
1.4%
65 years and over
14
0.0%
Linguistically isolated households*
102
Population 5 years and over in households*
34,701
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
214
0.6%
5 to 17 years
21
0.1%
18 to 64 years
193
0.6%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
