Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Marshall 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
11,923
100.0%
Speak only English
10,748
90.1%
Speak a language other than English
1,175
9.9%
Spanish
614
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
303
49.3%
Speak English "well"
81
13.2%
Speak English "not well"
133
21.7%
Speak English "not at all"
97
15.8%
Other Indo-European languages
249
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
213
85.5%
Speak English "well"
29
11.6%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
7
2.8%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
175
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
100
57.1%
Speak English "well"
58
33.1%
Speak English "not well"
17
9.7%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
137
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
17
12.4%
Speak English "well"
71
51.8%
Speak English "not well"
37
27.0%
Speak English "not at all"
12
8.8%
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
11,923
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
1,175
9.9%
5 to 17 years
245
2.1%
18 to 64 years
854
7.2%
65 years and over
76
0.6%
Speak English less than "very well"
542
4.5%
5 to 17 years
63
0.5%
18 to 64 years
479
4.0%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
Linguistically isolated households*
159
Population 5 years and over in households*
10,916
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
426
3.9%
5 to 17 years
76
0.7%
18 to 64 years
350
3.2%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
