Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Norfolk 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
21,877
100.0%
Speak only English
19,954
91.2%
Speak a language other than English
1,923
8.8%
Spanish
1,571
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
606
38.6%
Speak English "well"
312
19.9%
Speak English "not well"
356
22.7%
Speak English "not at all"
297
18.9%
Other Indo-European languages
230
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
172
74.8%
Speak English "well"
19
8.3%
Speak English "not well"
39
17.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
92
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
43
46.7%
Speak English "well"
27
29.3%
Speak English "not well"
22
23.9%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
30
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
21
70.0%
Speak English "well"
9
30.0%
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
21,877
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
1,923
8.8%
5 to 17 years
466
2.1%
18 to 64 years
1,380
6.3%
65 years and over
77
0.4%
Speak English less than "very well"
1,081
4.9%
5 to 17 years
175
0.8%
18 to 64 years
876
4.0%
65 years and over
30
0.1%
Linguistically isolated households*
243
Population 5 years and over in households*
21,097
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
595
2.8%
5 to 17 years
127
0.6%
18 to 64 years
449
2.1%
65 years and over
19
0.1%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
