Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Smithfield 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
19,725
100.0%
Speak only English
18,513
93.9%
Speak a language other than English
1,212
6.1%
Spanish
162
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
100
61.7%
Speak English "well"
17
10.5%
Speak English "not well"
45
27.8%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
848
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
704
83.0%
Speak English "well"
99
11.7%
Speak English "not well"
45
5.3%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
159
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
94
59.1%
Speak English "well"
61
38.4%
Speak English "not well"
4
2.5%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
43
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
43
100.0%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
19,725
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
1,212
6.1%
5 to 17 years
99
0.5%
18 to 64 years
767
3.9%
65 years and over
346
1.8%
Speak English less than "very well"
271
1.4%
5 to 17 years
40
0.2%
18 to 64 years
176
0.9%
65 years and over
55
0.3%
Linguistically isolated households*
42
Population 5 years and over in households*
16,915
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
59
0.3%
5 to 17 years
0
0.0%
18 to 64 years
35
0.2%
65 years and over
24
0.1%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
