Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Ozark 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
14,090
100.0%
Speak only English
13,414
95.2%
Speak a language other than English
676
4.8%
Spanish
302
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
157
52.0%
Speak English "well"
58
19.2%
Speak English "not well"
75
24.8%
Speak English "not at all"
12
4.0%
Other Indo-European languages
279
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
239
85.7%
Speak English "well"
40
14.3%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
76
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
38
50.0%
Speak English "well"
38
50.0%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
19
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
19
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
14,090
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
676
4.8%
5 to 17 years
73
0.5%
18 to 64 years
526
3.7%
65 years and over
77
0.5%
Speak English less than "very well"
223
1.6%
5 to 17 years
47
0.3%
18 to 64 years
156
1.1%
65 years and over
20
0.1%
Linguistically isolated households*
41
Population 5 years and over in households*
13,641
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
47
0.3%
5 to 17 years
0
0.0%
18 to 64 years
35
0.3%
65 years and over
12
0.1%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
