Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Bridgeville 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
5,078
100.0%
Speak only English
4,857
95.6%
Speak a language other than English
221
4.4%
Spanish
76
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
56
73.7%
Speak English "well"
5
6.6%
Speak English "not well"
15
19.7%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
140
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
92
65.7%
Speak English "well"
42
30.0%
Speak English "not well"
6
4.3%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
5
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
5
100.0%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
0
Speak English "very well"
0
Speak English "well"
0
Speak English "not well"
0
Speak English "not at all"
0
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
5,078
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
221
4.4%
5 to 17 years
33
0.6%
18 to 64 years
134
2.6%
65 years and over
54
1.1%
Speak English less than "very well"
68
1.3%
5 to 17 years
5
0.1%
18 to 64 years
41
0.8%
65 years and over
22
0.4%
Linguistically isolated households*
11
Population 5 years and over in households*
5,035
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
11
0.2%
5 to 17 years
0
0.0%
18 to 64 years
5
0.1%
65 years and over
6
0.1%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
