Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Dexter 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
6,938
100.0%
Speak only English
6,729
97.0%
Speak a language other than English
209
3.0%
Spanish
99
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
51
51.5%
Speak English "well"
42
42.4%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
6
6.1%
Other Indo-European languages
40
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
24
60.0%
Speak English "well"
16
40.0%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
70
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
57
81.4%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not well"
13
18.6%
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
6,938
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
209
3.0%
5 to 17 years
64
0.9%
18 to 64 years
132
1.9%
65 years and over
13
0.2%
Speak English less than "very well"
77
1.1%
5 to 17 years
21
0.3%
18 to 64 years
56
0.8%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
Linguistically isolated households*
18
Population 5 years and over in households*
6,789
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
26
0.4%
5 to 17 years
0
0.0%
18 to 64 years
26
0.4%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
