Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Mechanicsville 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
28,244
100.0%
Speak only English
27,137
96.1%
Speak a language other than English
1,107
3.9%
Spanish
490
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
323
65.9%
Speak English "well"
73
14.9%
Speak English "not well"
71
14.5%
Speak English "not at all"
23
4.7%
Other Indo-European languages
432
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
300
69.4%
Speak English "well"
77
17.8%
Speak English "not well"
55
12.7%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
134
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
55
41.0%
Speak English "well"
51
38.1%
Speak English "not well"
20
14.9%
Speak English "not at all"
8
6.0%
All other languages
51
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
35
68.6%
Speak English "well"
16
31.4%
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
28,244
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
1,107
3.9%
5 to 17 years
288
1.0%
18 to 64 years
736
2.6%
65 years and over
83
0.3%
Speak English less than "very well"
394
1.4%
5 to 17 years
81
0.3%
18 to 64 years
297
1.1%
65 years and over
16
0.1%
Linguistically isolated households*
60
Population 5 years and over in households*
28,035
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
142
0.5%
5 to 17 years
25
0.1%
18 to 64 years
101
0.4%
65 years and over
16
0.1%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
