Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Beech Grove 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
13,210
100.0%
Speak only English
12,737
96.4%
Speak a language other than English
473
3.6%
Spanish
282
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
176
62.4%
Speak English "well"
67
23.8%
Speak English "not well"
39
13.8%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
117
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
117
100.0%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
66
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
20
30.3%
Speak English "well"
13
19.7%
Speak English "not well"
33
50.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
8
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
8
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
13,210
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
473
3.6%
5 to 17 years
38
0.3%
18 to 64 years
406
3.1%
65 years and over
29
0.2%
Speak English less than "very well"
152
1.2%
5 to 17 years
30
0.2%
18 to 64 years
122
0.9%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
Linguistically isolated households*
32
Population 5 years and over in households*
12,825
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
62
0.5%
5 to 17 years
13
0.1%
18 to 64 years
49
0.4%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
