Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Elkridge 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
19,825
100.0%
Speak only English
17,349
87.5%
Speak a language other than English
2,476
12.5%
Spanish
481
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
385
80.0%
Speak English "well"
57
11.9%
Speak English "not well"
39
8.1%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
980
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
689
70.3%
Speak English "well"
202
20.6%
Speak English "not well"
67
6.8%
Speak English "not at all"
22
2.2%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
763
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
430
56.4%
Speak English "well"
199
26.1%
Speak English "not well"
127
16.6%
Speak English "not at all"
7
0.9%
All other languages
252
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
159
63.1%
Speak English "well"
73
29.0%
Speak English "not well"
20
7.9%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
19,825
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
2,476
12.5%
5 to 17 years
462
2.3%
18 to 64 years
1,848
9.3%
65 years and over
166
0.8%
Speak English less than "very well"
813
4.1%
5 to 17 years
142
0.7%
18 to 64 years
596
3.0%
65 years and over
75
0.4%
Linguistically isolated households*
131
Population 5 years and over in households*
19,790
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
336
1.7%
5 to 17 years
73
0.4%
18 to 64 years
227
1.1%
65 years and over
36
0.2%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
