Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Beachwood 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
11,771
100.0%
Speak only English
9,917
84.2%
Speak a language other than English
1,854
15.8%
Spanish
130
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
81
62.3%
Speak English "well"
31
23.8%
Speak English "not well"
18
13.8%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
998
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
730
73.1%
Speak English "well"
178
17.8%
Speak English "not well"
81
8.1%
Speak English "not at all"
9
0.9%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
263
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
123
46.8%
Speak English "well"
83
31.6%
Speak English "not well"
57
21.7%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
463
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
390
84.2%
Speak English "well"
67
14.5%
Speak English "not well"
6
1.3%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
11,771
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
1,854
15.8%
5 to 17 years
317
2.7%
18 to 64 years
1,090
9.3%
65 years and over
447
3.8%
Speak English less than "very well"
530
4.5%
5 to 17 years
72
0.6%
18 to 64 years
310
2.6%
65 years and over
148
1.3%
Linguistically isolated households*
180
Population 5 years and over in households*
10,722
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
277
2.6%
5 to 17 years
13
0.1%
18 to 64 years
153
1.4%
65 years and over
111
1.0%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
