Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Christiansburg 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
15,753
100.0%
Speak only English
15,443
98.0%
Speak a language other than English
310
2.0%
Spanish
127
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
72
56.7%
Speak English "well"
26
20.5%
Speak English "not well"
29
22.8%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
133
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
48
36.1%
Speak English "well"
78
58.6%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
7
5.3%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
43
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
36
83.7%
Speak English "well"
7
16.3%
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
15,753
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
310
2.0%
5 to 17 years
57
0.4%
18 to 64 years
219
1.4%
65 years and over
34
0.2%
Speak English less than "very well"
147
0.9%
5 to 17 years
27
0.2%
18 to 64 years
107
0.7%
65 years and over
13
0.1%
Linguistically isolated households*
7
Population 5 years and over in households*
15,484
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
7
0.0%
5 to 17 years
0
0.0%
18 to 64 years
0
0.0%
65 years and over
7
0.0%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
