Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Dickinson 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
14,937
100.0%
Speak only English
13,778
92.2%
Speak a language other than English
1,159
7.8%
Spanish
153
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
74
48.4%
Speak English "well"
26
17.0%
Speak English "not well"
53
34.6%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
951
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
687
72.2%
Speak English "well"
190
20.0%
Speak English "not well"
70
7.4%
Speak English "not at all"
4
0.4%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
25
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
16
64.0%
Speak English "well"
9
36.0%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
30
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
26
86.7%
Speak English "well"
4
13.3%
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
14,937
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
1,159
7.8%
5 to 17 years
145
1.0%
18 to 64 years
437
2.9%
65 years and over
577
3.9%
Speak English less than "very well"
356
2.4%
5 to 17 years
64
0.4%
18 to 64 years
154
1.0%
65 years and over
138
0.9%
Linguistically isolated households*
108
Population 5 years and over in households*
14,137
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
150
1.1%
5 to 17 years
10
0.1%
18 to 64 years
49
0.3%
65 years and over
91
0.6%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
