Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Wilmington 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
67,767
100.0%
Speak only English
59,200
87.4%
Speak a language other than English
8,567
12.6%
Spanish
6,371
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
3,068
48.2%
Speak English "well"
1,330
20.9%
Speak English "not well"
1,504
23.6%
Speak English "not at all"
469
7.4%
Other Indo-European languages
1,730
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
1,268
73.3%
Speak English "well"
286
16.5%
Speak English "not well"
171
9.9%
Speak English "not at all"
5
0.3%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
325
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
107
32.9%
Speak English "well"
104
32.0%
Speak English "not well"
99
30.5%
Speak English "not at all"
15
4.6%
All other languages
141
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
105
74.5%
Speak English "well"
29
20.6%
Speak English "not well"
7
5.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
67,767
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
8,567
12.6%
5 to 17 years
2,084
3.1%
18 to 64 years
5,628
8.3%
65 years and over
855
1.3%
Speak English less than "very well"
4,019
5.9%
5 to 17 years
836
1.2%
18 to 64 years
2,801
4.1%
65 years and over
382
0.6%
Linguistically isolated households*
920
Population 5 years and over in households*
63,536
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
2,272
3.6%
5 to 17 years
532
0.8%
18 to 64 years
1,476
2.3%
65 years and over
264
0.4%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
