Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Mound 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
8,861
100.0%
Speak only English
8,552
96.5%
Speak a language other than English
309
3.5%
Spanish
135
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
93
68.9%
Speak English "well"
27
20.0%
Speak English "not well"
15
11.1%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
106
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
65
61.3%
Speak English "well"
13
12.3%
Speak English "not well"
28
26.4%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
64
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
49
76.6%
Speak English "well"
15
23.4%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
4
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
4
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
8,861
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
309
3.5%
5 to 17 years
42
0.5%
18 to 64 years
238
2.7%
65 years and over
29
0.3%
Speak English less than "very well"
98
1.1%
5 to 17 years
19
0.2%
18 to 64 years
79
0.9%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
Linguistically isolated households*
22
Population 5 years and over in households*
8,860
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
35
0.4%
5 to 17 years
0
0.0%
18 to 64 years
35
0.4%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
