Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Rock Hill 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
46,800
100.0%
Speak only English
44,145
94.3%
Speak a language other than English
2,655
5.7%
Spanish
1,513
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
756
50.0%
Speak English "well"
284
18.8%
Speak English "not well"
348
23.0%
Speak English "not at all"
125
8.3%
Other Indo-European languages
517
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
340
65.8%
Speak English "well"
108
20.9%
Speak English "not well"
69
13.3%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
532
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
247
46.4%
Speak English "well"
180
33.8%
Speak English "not well"
82
15.4%
Speak English "not at all"
23
4.3%
All other languages
93
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
68
73.1%
Speak English "well"
25
26.9%
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
46,800
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
2,655
5.7%
5 to 17 years
476
1.0%
18 to 64 years
2,049
4.4%
65 years and over
130
0.3%
Speak English less than "very well"
1,244
2.7%
5 to 17 years
175
0.4%
18 to 64 years
991
2.1%
65 years and over
78
0.2%
Linguistically isolated households*
301
Population 5 years and over in households*
43,712
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
772
1.8%
5 to 17 years
139
0.3%
18 to 64 years
604
1.4%
65 years and over
29
0.1%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
