Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Dumas 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
4,890
100.0%
Speak only English
4,585
93.8%
Speak a language other than English
305
6.2%
Spanish
214
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
88
41.1%
Speak English "well"
55
25.7%
Speak English "not well"
63
29.4%
Speak English "not at all"
8
3.7%
Other Indo-European languages
78
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
65
83.3%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not well"
13
16.7%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island 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%
All other languages
0
Speak English "very well"
0
Speak English "well"
0
Speak English "not well"
0
Speak English "not at all"
0
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
4,890
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
305
6.2%
5 to 17 years
96
2.0%
18 to 64 years
209
4.3%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
Speak English less than "very well"
139
2.8%
5 to 17 years
22
0.4%
18 to 64 years
117
2.4%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
Linguistically isolated households*
18
Population 5 years and over in households*
4,840
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
28
0.6%
5 to 17 years
5
0.1%
18 to 64 years
23
0.5%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
