Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. De Soto 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
5,906
100.0%
Speak only English
5,744
97.3%
Speak a language other than English
162
2.7%
Spanish
94
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
45
47.9%
Speak English "well"
22
23.4%
Speak English "not well"
27
28.7%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
68
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
53
77.9%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not well"
15
22.1%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
0
Speak English "very well"
0
Speak English "well"
0
Speak English "not well"
0
Speak English "not at all"
0
All other languages
0
Speak English "very well"
0
Speak English "well"
0
Speak English "not well"
0
Speak English "not at all"
0
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
5,906
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
162
2.7%
5 to 17 years
39
0.7%
18 to 64 years
101
1.7%
65 years and over
22
0.4%
Speak English less than "very well"
64
1.1%
5 to 17 years
16
0.3%
18 to 64 years
33
0.6%
65 years and over
15
0.3%
Linguistically isolated households*
17
Population 5 years and over in households*
5,686
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
17
0.3%
5 to 17 years
0
0.0%
18 to 64 years
17
0.3%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
