Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Emporia 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
5,346
100.0%
Speak only English
5,154
96.4%
Speak a language other than English
192
3.6%
Spanish
149
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
52
34.9%
Speak English "well"
10
6.7%
Speak English "not well"
59
39.6%
Speak English "not at all"
28
18.8%
Other Indo-European languages
20
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
10
50.0%
Speak English "well"
10
50.0%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
14
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
14
100.0%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
9
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
4
44.4%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not well"
5
55.6%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
5,346
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
192
3.6%
5 to 17 years
21
0.4%
18 to 64 years
155
2.9%
65 years and over
16
0.3%
Speak English less than "very well"
112
2.1%
5 to 17 years
12
0.2%
18 to 64 years
90
1.7%
65 years and over
10
0.2%
Linguistically isolated households*
17
Population 5 years and over in households*
5,087
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
110
2.2%
5 to 17 years
25
0.5%
18 to 64 years
85
1.7%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
