Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Marion 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
24,553
100.0%
Speak only English
23,701
96.5%
Speak a language other than English
852
3.5%
Spanish
328
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
173
52.7%
Speak English "well"
56
17.1%
Speak English "not well"
81
24.7%
Speak English "not at all"
18
5.5%
Other Indo-European languages
414
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
311
75.1%
Speak English "well"
50
12.1%
Speak English "not well"
45
10.9%
Speak English "not at all"
8
1.9%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
32
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "well"
24
75.0%
Speak English "not well"
8
25.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
78
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
62
79.5%
Speak English "well"
16
20.5%
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
24,553
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
852
3.5%
5 to 17 years
149
0.6%
18 to 64 years
603
2.5%
65 years and over
100
0.4%
Speak English less than "very well"
306
1.2%
5 to 17 years
67
0.3%
18 to 64 years
223
0.9%
65 years and over
16
0.1%
Linguistically isolated households*
62
Population 5 years and over in households*
24,147
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
101
0.4%
5 to 17 years
6
0.0%
18 to 64 years
90
0.4%
65 years and over
5
0.0%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
