Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Pass Christian 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
6,213
100.0%
Speak only English
5,729
92.2%
Speak a language other than English
484
7.8%
Spanish
186
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
98
52.7%
Speak English "well"
16
8.6%
Speak English "not well"
32
17.2%
Speak English "not at all"
40
21.5%
Other Indo-European languages
79
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
73
92.4%
Speak English "well"
6
7.6%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
219
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
87
39.7%
Speak English "well"
52
23.7%
Speak English "not well"
68
31.1%
Speak English "not at all"
12
5.5%
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
6,213
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
484
7.8%
5 to 17 years
104
1.7%
18 to 64 years
342
5.5%
65 years and over
38
0.6%
Speak English less than "very well"
226
3.6%
5 to 17 years
16
0.3%
18 to 64 years
191
3.1%
65 years and over
19
0.3%
Linguistically isolated households*
37
Population 5 years and over in households*
6,015
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
101
1.7%
5 to 17 years
0
0.0%
18 to 64 years
95
1.6%
65 years and over
6
0.1%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
