Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Roswell 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
42,097
100.0%
Speak only English
28,086
66.7%
Speak a language other than English
14,011
33.3%
Spanish
13,254
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
7,969
60.1%
Speak English "well"
2,861
21.6%
Speak English "not well"
1,510
11.4%
Speak English "not at all"
914
6.9%
Other Indo-European languages
451
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
315
69.8%
Speak English "well"
116
25.7%
Speak English "not well"
10
2.2%
Speak English "not at all"
10
2.2%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
262
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
173
66.0%
Speak English "well"
62
23.7%
Speak English "not well"
27
10.3%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
44
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
30
68.2%
Speak English "well"
14
31.8%
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
42,097
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
14,011
33.3%
5 to 17 years
3,079
7.3%
18 to 64 years
9,546
22.7%
65 years and over
1,386
3.3%
Speak English less than "very well"
5,524
13.1%
5 to 17 years
964
2.3%
18 to 64 years
3,763
8.9%
65 years and over
797
1.9%
Linguistically isolated households*
1,156
Population 5 years and over in households*
40,907
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
2,848
7.0%
5 to 17 years
709
1.7%
18 to 64 years
1,717
4.2%
65 years and over
422
1.0%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
