Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Festus 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
8,916
100.0%
Speak only English
8,548
95.9%
Speak a language other than English
368
4.1%
Spanish
96
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
82
85.4%
Speak English "well"
4
4.2%
Speak English "not well"
10
10.4%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
123
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
105
85.4%
Speak English "well"
18
14.6%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
138
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
68
49.3%
Speak English "well"
27
19.6%
Speak English "not well"
22
15.9%
Speak English "not at all"
21
15.2%
All other languages
11
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
11
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
8,916
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
368
4.1%
5 to 17 years
92
1.0%
18 to 64 years
227
2.5%
65 years and over
49
0.5%
Speak English less than "very well"
102
1.1%
5 to 17 years
22
0.2%
18 to 64 years
63
0.7%
65 years and over
17
0.2%
Linguistically isolated households*
15
Population 5 years and over in households*
8,703
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
40
0.5%
5 to 17 years
0
0.0%
18 to 64 years
33
0.4%
65 years and over
7
0.1%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
