Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Bennettsville 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
8,818
100.0%
Speak only English
8,608
97.6%
Speak a language other than English
210
2.4%
Spanish
103
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
61
59.2%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not well"
42
40.8%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
42
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
24
57.1%
Speak English "well"
18
42.9%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
65
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
37
56.9%
Speak English "well"
28
43.1%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
0
Speak English "very well"
0
Speak English "well"
0
Speak English "not well"
0
Speak English "not at all"
0
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
8,818
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
210
2.4%
5 to 17 years
17
0.2%
18 to 64 years
157
1.8%
65 years and over
36
0.4%
Speak English less than "very well"
88
1.0%
5 to 17 years
7
0.1%
18 to 64 years
45
0.5%
65 years and over
36
0.4%
Linguistically isolated households*
24
Population 5 years and over in households*
7,398
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
35
0.5%
5 to 17 years
0
0.0%
18 to 64 years
7
0.1%
65 years and over
28
0.4%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
