Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Beltsville 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
14,665
100.0%
Speak only English
10,551
71.9%
Speak a language other than English
4,114
28.1%
Spanish
1,349
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
712
52.8%
Speak English "well"
365
27.1%
Speak English "not well"
222
16.5%
Speak English "not at all"
50
3.7%
Other Indo-European languages
1,178
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
876
74.4%
Speak English "well"
182
15.4%
Speak English "not well"
102
8.7%
Speak English "not at all"
18
1.5%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
1,064
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
544
51.1%
Speak English "well"
251
23.6%
Speak English "not well"
230
21.6%
Speak English "not at all"
39
3.7%
All other languages
523
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
417
79.7%
Speak English "well"
86
16.4%
Speak English "not well"
20
3.8%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
14,665
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
4,114
28.1%
5 to 17 years
615
4.2%
18 to 64 years
3,290
22.4%
65 years and over
209
1.4%
Speak English less than "very well"
1,565
10.7%
5 to 17 years
149
1.0%
18 to 64 years
1,328
9.1%
65 years and over
88
0.6%
Linguistically isolated households*
264
Population 5 years and over in households*
14,543
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
782
5.4%
5 to 17 years
125
0.9%
18 to 64 years
623
4.3%
65 years and over
34
0.2%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
