Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. District Heights 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
5,545
100.0%
Speak only English
5,288
95.4%
Speak a language other than English
257
4.6%
Spanish
113
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
90
79.6%
Speak English "well"
16
14.2%
Speak English "not well"
7
6.2%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
93
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
57
61.3%
Speak English "well"
26
28.0%
Speak English "not well"
10
10.8%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
39
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
14
35.9%
Speak English "well"
25
64.1%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
12
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
12
100.0%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
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
5,545
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
257
4.6%
5 to 17 years
69
1.2%
18 to 64 years
161
2.9%
65 years and over
27
0.5%
Speak English less than "very well"
84
1.5%
5 to 17 years
26
0.5%
18 to 64 years
45
0.8%
65 years and over
13
0.2%
Linguistically isolated households*
0
Population 5 years and over in households*
5,545
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
0
0.0%
5 to 17 years
0
0.0%
18 to 64 years
0
0.0%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
