Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Denison 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
6,813
100.0%
Speak only English
5,520
81.0%
Speak a language other than English
1,293
19.0%
Spanish
1,207
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
348
28.8%
Speak English "well"
312
25.8%
Speak English "not well"
348
28.8%
Speak English "not at all"
199
16.5%
Other Indo-European languages
66
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
52
78.8%
Speak English "well"
5
7.6%
Speak English "not well"
9
13.6%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
7
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
7
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
13
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
13
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
6,813
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
1,293
19.0%
5 to 17 years
325
4.8%
18 to 64 years
924
13.6%
65 years and over
44
0.6%
Speak English less than "very well"
873
12.8%
5 to 17 years
184
2.7%
18 to 64 years
679
10.0%
65 years and over
10
0.1%
Linguistically isolated households*
158
Population 5 years and over in households*
6,261
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
562
9.0%
5 to 17 years
99
1.6%
18 to 64 years
459
7.3%
65 years and over
4
0.1%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
