Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Winston Salem 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
173,229
100.0%
Speak only English
153,641
88.7%
Speak a language other than English
19,588
11.3%
Spanish
15,262
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
4,673
30.6%
Speak English "well"
2,907
19.0%
Speak English "not well"
4,439
29.1%
Speak English "not at all"
3,243
21.2%
Other Indo-European languages
2,519
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
1,903
75.5%
Speak English "well"
345
13.7%
Speak English "not well"
266
10.6%
Speak English "not at all"
5
0.2%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
1,470
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
768
52.2%
Speak English "well"
412
28.0%
Speak English "not well"
216
14.7%
Speak English "not at all"
74
5.0%
All other languages
337
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
272
80.7%
Speak English "well"
46
13.6%
Speak English "not well"
19
5.6%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
173,229
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
19,588
11.3%
5 to 17 years
3,638
2.1%
18 to 64 years
15,353
8.9%
65 years and over
597
0.3%
Speak English less than "very well"
11,972
6.9%
5 to 17 years
1,945
1.1%
18 to 64 years
9,836
5.7%
65 years and over
191
0.1%
Linguistically isolated households*
2,930
Population 5 years and over in households*
164,101
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
8,908
5.4%
5 to 17 years
1,629
1.0%
18 to 64 years
7,172
4.4%
65 years and over
107
0.1%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
