Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Glen Burnie 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
36,328
100.0%
Speak only English
33,869
93.2%
Speak a language other than English
2,459
6.8%
Spanish
863
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
485
56.2%
Speak English "well"
178
20.6%
Speak English "not well"
144
16.7%
Speak English "not at all"
56
6.5%
Other Indo-European languages
762
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
581
76.2%
Speak English "well"
129
16.9%
Speak English "not well"
52
6.8%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
654
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
347
53.1%
Speak English "well"
163
24.9%
Speak English "not well"
132
20.2%
Speak English "not at all"
12
1.8%
All other languages
180
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
122
67.8%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not well"
58
32.2%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
36,328
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
2,459
6.8%
5 to 17 years
479
1.3%
18 to 64 years
1,729
4.8%
65 years and over
251
0.7%
Speak English less than "very well"
924
2.5%
5 to 17 years
115
0.3%
18 to 64 years
725
2.0%
65 years and over
84
0.2%
Linguistically isolated households*
228
Population 5 years and over in households*
35,928
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
369
1.0%
5 to 17 years
45
0.1%
18 to 64 years
290
0.8%
65 years and over
34
0.1%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
