Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Dexter 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
2,224
100.0%
Speak only English
2,104
94.6%
Speak a language other than English
120
5.4%
Spanish
34
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
30
88.2%
Speak English "well"
4
11.8%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
41
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
29
70.7%
Speak English "well"
7
17.1%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
5
12.2%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
16
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
8
50.0%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not well"
8
50.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
29
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
26
89.7%
Speak English "well"
3
10.3%
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
2,224
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
120
5.4%
5 to 17 years
26
1.2%
18 to 64 years
81
3.6%
65 years and over
13
0.6%
Speak English less than "very well"
27
1.2%
5 to 17 years
4
0.2%
18 to 64 years
17
0.8%
65 years and over
6
0.3%
Linguistically isolated households*
4
Population 5 years and over in households*
2,224
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
4
0.2%
5 to 17 years
0
0.0%
18 to 64 years
4
0.2%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
