Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Baltimore 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
33,455
100.0%
Speak only English
29,604
88.5%
Speak a language other than English
3,851
11.5%
Spanish
867
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
485
55.9%
Speak English "well"
168
19.4%
Speak English "not well"
161
18.6%
Speak English "not at all"
53
6.1%
Other Indo-European languages
1,638
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
1,026
62.6%
Speak English "well"
424
25.9%
Speak English "not well"
160
9.8%
Speak English "not at all"
28
1.7%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
844
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
300
35.5%
Speak English "well"
319
37.8%
Speak English "not well"
164
19.4%
Speak English "not at all"
61
7.2%
All other languages
502
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
371
73.9%
Speak English "well"
83
16.5%
Speak English "not well"
33
6.6%
Speak English "not at all"
15
3.0%
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
33,455
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
3,851
11.5%
5 to 17 years
795
2.4%
18 to 64 years
2,776
8.3%
65 years and over
280
0.8%
Speak English less than "very well"
1,669
5.0%
5 to 17 years
261
0.8%
18 to 64 years
1,257
3.8%
65 years and over
151
0.5%
Linguistically isolated households*
383
Population 5 years and over in households*
33,155
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
1,008
3.0%
5 to 17 years
213
0.6%
18 to 64 years
721
2.2%
65 years and over
74
0.2%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
