Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Beebe 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
4,569
100.0%
Speak only English
4,407
96.5%
Speak a language other than English
162
3.5%
Spanish
44
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
28
63.6%
Speak English "well"
16
36.4%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
14
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
8
57.1%
Speak English "well"
6
42.9%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
104
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
44
42.3%
Speak English "well"
31
29.8%
Speak English "not well"
29
27.9%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
0
Speak English "very well"
0
Speak English "well"
0
Speak English "not well"
0
Speak English "not at all"
0
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
4,569
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
162
3.5%
5 to 17 years
19
0.4%
18 to 64 years
143
3.1%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
Speak English less than "very well"
82
1.8%
5 to 17 years
10
0.2%
18 to 64 years
72
1.6%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
Linguistically isolated households*
7
Population 5 years and over in households*
4,480
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
20
0.4%
5 to 17 years
0
0.0%
18 to 64 years
20
0.4%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
