Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Harrisonburg 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
38,524
100.0%
Speak only English
33,163
86.1%
Speak a language other than English
5,361
13.9%
Spanish
3,112
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
1,204
38.7%
Speak English "well"
573
18.4%
Speak English "not well"
715
23.0%
Speak English "not at all"
620
19.9%
Other Indo-European languages
1,207
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
705
58.4%
Speak English "well"
306
25.4%
Speak English "not well"
165
13.7%
Speak English "not at all"
31
2.6%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
793
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
424
53.5%
Speak English "well"
181
22.8%
Speak English "not well"
152
19.2%
Speak English "not at all"
36
4.5%
All other languages
249
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
103
41.4%
Speak English "well"
110
44.2%
Speak English "not well"
12
4.8%
Speak English "not at all"
24
9.6%
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
38,524
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
5,361
13.9%
5 to 17 years
793
2.1%
18 to 64 years
4,394
11.4%
65 years and over
174
0.5%
Speak English less than "very well"
2,925
7.6%
5 to 17 years
361
0.9%
18 to 64 years
2,486
6.5%
65 years and over
78
0.2%
Linguistically isolated households*
632
Population 5 years and over in households*
31,284
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
2,081
6.7%
5 to 17 years
366
1.2%
18 to 64 years
1,669
5.3%
65 years and over
46
0.1%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
