Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. De Queen 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
5,293
100.0%
Speak only English
3,389
64.0%
Speak a language other than English
1,904
36.0%
Spanish
1,897
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
596
31.4%
Speak English "well"
409
21.6%
Speak English "not well"
434
22.9%
Speak English "not at all"
458
24.1%
Other Indo-European languages
0
Speak English "very well"
0
Speak English "well"
0
Speak English "not well"
0
Speak English "not at all"
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
7
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not well"
4
57.1%
Speak English "not at all"
3
42.9%
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
5,293
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
1,904
36.0%
5 to 17 years
608
11.5%
18 to 64 years
1,256
23.7%
65 years and over
40
0.8%
Speak English less than "very well"
1,308
24.7%
5 to 17 years
360
6.8%
18 to 64 years
913
17.2%
65 years and over
35
0.7%
Linguistically isolated households*
278
Population 5 years and over in households*
5,126
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
951
18.6%
5 to 17 years
323
6.3%
18 to 64 years
614
12.0%
65 years and over
14
0.3%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
