Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Pierre 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
13,072
100.0%
Speak only English
12,485
95.5%
Speak a language other than English
587
4.5%
Spanish
231
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
135
58.4%
Speak English "well"
35
15.2%
Speak English "not well"
57
24.7%
Speak English "not at all"
4
1.7%
Other Indo-European languages
207
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
138
66.7%
Speak English "well"
46
22.2%
Speak English "not well"
12
5.8%
Speak English "not at all"
11
5.3%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
41
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
17
41.5%
Speak English "well"
19
46.3%
Speak English "not well"
5
12.2%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
108
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
92
85.2%
Speak English "well"
8
7.4%
Speak English "not well"
8
7.4%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
13,072
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
587
4.5%
5 to 17 years
66
0.5%
18 to 64 years
437
3.3%
65 years and over
84
0.6%
Speak English less than "very well"
205
1.6%
5 to 17 years
56
0.4%
18 to 64 years
109
0.8%
65 years and over
40
0.3%
Linguistically isolated households*
38
Population 5 years and over in households*
12,294
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
71
0.6%
5 to 17 years
15
0.1%
18 to 64 years
35
0.3%
65 years and over
21
0.2%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
