Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. High Ridge 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
3,887
100.0%
Speak only English
3,744
96.3%
Speak a language other than English
143
3.7%
Spanish
73
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
65
89.0%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not well"
8
11.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
57
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
42
73.7%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not well"
15
26.3%
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
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
3,887
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
143
3.7%
5 to 17 years
63
1.6%
18 to 64 years
74
1.9%
65 years and over
6
0.2%
Speak English less than "very well"
23
0.6%
5 to 17 years
0
0.0%
18 to 64 years
23
0.6%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
Linguistically isolated households*
7
Population 5 years and over in households*
3,858
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
28
0.7%
5 to 17 years
13
0.3%
18 to 64 years
15
0.4%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
