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
29,040
100.0%
Speak only English
27,622
95.1%
Speak a language other than English
1,418
4.9%
Spanish
878
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
596
67.9%
Speak English "well"
175
19.9%
Speak English "not well"
107
12.2%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
368
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
259
70.4%
Speak English "well"
68
18.5%
Speak English "not well"
41
11.1%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
150
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
94
62.7%
Speak English "well"
20
13.3%
Speak English "not well"
19
12.7%
Speak English "not at all"
17
11.3%
All other languages
22
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
22
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
29,040
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
1,418
4.9%
5 to 17 years
216
0.7%
18 to 64 years
1,088
3.7%
65 years and over
114
0.4%
Speak English less than "very well"
447
1.5%
5 to 17 years
35
0.1%
18 to 64 years
374
1.3%
65 years and over
38
0.1%
Linguistically isolated households*
104
Population 5 years and over in households*
26,397
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
218
0.8%
5 to 17 years
51
0.2%
18 to 64 years
143
0.5%
65 years and over
24
0.1%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
