Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Benton 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
1,932
100.0%
Speak only English
1,878
97.2%
Speak a language other than English
54
2.8%
Spanish
23
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
12
52.2%
Speak English "well"
1
4.3%
Speak English "not well"
8
34.8%
Speak English "not at all"
2
8.7%
Other Indo-European languages
26
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
19
73.1%
Speak English "well"
7
26.9%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
3
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
3
100.0%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
2
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
2
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
1,932
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
54
2.8%
5 to 17 years
9
0.5%
18 to 64 years
45
2.3%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
Speak English less than "very well"
18
0.9%
5 to 17 years
1
0.1%
18 to 64 years
17
0.9%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
Linguistically isolated households*
6
Population 5 years and over in households*
1,801
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
21
1.2%
5 to 17 years
9
0.5%
18 to 64 years
12
0.7%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
