Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Lorton 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
16,503
100.0%
Speak only English
12,511
75.8%
Speak a language other than English
3,992
24.2%
Spanish
1,856
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
1,239
66.8%
Speak English "well"
298
16.1%
Speak English "not well"
219
11.8%
Speak English "not at all"
100
5.4%
Other Indo-European languages
1,006
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
713
70.9%
Speak English "well"
186
18.5%
Speak English "not well"
85
8.4%
Speak English "not at all"
22
2.2%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
933
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
417
44.7%
Speak English "well"
362
38.8%
Speak English "not well"
101
10.8%
Speak English "not at all"
53
5.7%
All other languages
197
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
153
77.7%
Speak English "well"
27
13.7%
Speak English "not well"
9
4.6%
Speak English "not at all"
8
4.1%
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
16,503
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
3,992
24.2%
5 to 17 years
704
4.3%
18 to 64 years
3,083
18.7%
65 years and over
205
1.2%
Speak English less than "very well"
1,470
8.9%
5 to 17 years
182
1.1%
18 to 64 years
1,126
6.8%
65 years and over
162
1.0%
Linguistically isolated households*
257
Population 5 years and over in households*
13,852
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
657
4.7%
5 to 17 years
131
0.9%
18 to 64 years
469
3.4%
65 years and over
57
0.4%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
