Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Bladensburg 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
6,863
100.0%
Speak only English
5,137
74.9%
Speak a language other than English
1,726
25.1%
Spanish
964
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
374
38.8%
Speak English "well"
211
21.9%
Speak English "not well"
195
20.2%
Speak English "not at all"
184
19.1%
Other Indo-European languages
313
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
205
65.5%
Speak English "well"
67
21.4%
Speak English "not well"
41
13.1%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
165
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
53
32.1%
Speak English "well"
45
27.3%
Speak English "not well"
67
40.6%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
284
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
257
90.5%
Speak English "well"
20
7.0%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
7
2.5%
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
6,863
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
1,726
25.1%
5 to 17 years
336
4.9%
18 to 64 years
1,330
19.4%
65 years and over
60
0.9%
Speak English less than "very well"
837
12.2%
5 to 17 years
77
1.1%
18 to 64 years
722
10.5%
65 years and over
38
0.6%
Linguistically isolated households*
151
Population 5 years and over in households*
6,863
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
434
6.3%
5 to 17 years
96
1.4%
18 to 64 years
321
4.7%
65 years and over
17
0.2%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
