Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Goldsboro 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
36,002
100.0%
Speak only English
33,823
93.9%
Speak a language other than English
2,179
6.1%
Spanish
992
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
588
59.3%
Speak English "well"
230
23.2%
Speak English "not well"
145
14.6%
Speak English "not at all"
29
2.9%
Other Indo-European languages
653
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
528
80.9%
Speak English "well"
53
8.1%
Speak English "not well"
65
10.0%
Speak English "not at all"
7
1.1%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
409
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
272
66.5%
Speak English "well"
63
15.4%
Speak English "not well"
68
16.6%
Speak English "not at all"
6
1.5%
All other languages
125
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
99
79.2%
Speak English "well"
19
15.2%
Speak English "not well"
7
5.6%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
36,002
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
2,179
6.1%
5 to 17 years
401
1.1%
18 to 64 years
1,637
4.5%
65 years and over
141
0.4%
Speak English less than "very well"
692
1.9%
5 to 17 years
132
0.4%
18 to 64 years
533
1.5%
65 years and over
27
0.1%
Linguistically isolated households*
96
Population 5 years and over in households*
32,117
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
205
0.6%
5 to 17 years
63
0.2%
18 to 64 years
136
0.4%
65 years and over
6
0.0%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
