Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Dequincy 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
3,118
100.0%
Speak only English
3,002
96.3%
Speak a language other than English
116
3.7%
Spanish
37
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
21
56.8%
Speak English "well"
3
8.1%
Speak English "not well"
13
35.1%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
66
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
52
78.8%
Speak English "well"
14
21.2%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
0
Speak English "very well"
0
Speak English "well"
0
Speak English "not well"
0
Speak English "not at all"
0
All other languages
13
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
13
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
3,118
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
116
3.7%
5 to 17 years
27
0.9%
18 to 64 years
62
2.0%
65 years and over
27
0.9%
Speak English less than "very well"
30
1.0%
5 to 17 years
13
0.4%
18 to 64 years
7
0.2%
65 years and over
10
0.3%
Linguistically isolated households*
7
Population 5 years and over in households*
3,054
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
10
0.3%
5 to 17 years
0
0.0%
18 to 64 years
2
0.1%
65 years and over
8
0.3%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
