Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Delphos 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
6,612
100.0%
Speak only English
6,469
97.8%
Speak a language other than English
143
2.2%
Spanish
40
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
24
60.0%
Speak English "well"
3
7.5%
Speak English "not well"
13
32.5%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
68
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
55
80.9%
Speak English "well"
6
8.8%
Speak English "not well"
7
10.3%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
28
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "well"
5
17.9%
Speak English "not well"
23
82.1%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other 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%
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
6,612
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
143
2.2%
5 to 17 years
21
0.3%
18 to 64 years
97
1.5%
65 years and over
25
0.4%
Speak English less than "very well"
57
0.9%
5 to 17 years
16
0.2%
18 to 64 years
41
0.6%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
Linguistically isolated households*
19
Population 5 years and over in households*
6,491
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
34
0.5%
5 to 17 years
0
0.0%
18 to 64 years
34
0.5%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
