Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Bluffton 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
8,925
100.0%
Speak only English
8,499
95.2%
Speak a language other than English
426
4.8%
Spanish
238
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
152
63.9%
Speak English "well"
64
26.9%
Speak English "not well"
15
6.3%
Speak English "not at all"
7
2.9%
Other Indo-European languages
128
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
116
90.6%
Speak English "well"
12
9.4%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
53
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
40
75.5%
Speak English "well"
13
24.5%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other 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%
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
8,925
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
426
4.8%
5 to 17 years
130
1.5%
18 to 64 years
233
2.6%
65 years and over
63
0.7%
Speak English less than "very well"
111
1.2%
5 to 17 years
45
0.5%
18 to 64 years
66
0.7%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
Linguistically isolated households*
22
Population 5 years and over in households*
8,600
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
33
0.4%
5 to 17 years
0
0.0%
18 to 64 years
33
0.4%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
