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
6,074
100.0%
Speak only English
5,888
96.9%
Speak a language other than English
186
3.1%
Spanish
86
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
65
75.6%
Speak English "well"
6
7.0%
Speak English "not well"
15
17.4%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
52
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
52
100.0%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
14
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
9
64.3%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not well"
5
35.7%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
34
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
20
58.8%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not well"
14
41.2%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
6,074
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
186
3.1%
5 to 17 years
30
0.5%
18 to 64 years
105
1.7%
65 years and over
51
0.8%
Speak English less than "very well"
40
0.7%
5 to 17 years
7
0.1%
18 to 64 years
19
0.3%
65 years and over
14
0.2%
Linguistically isolated households*
5
Population 5 years and over in households*
5,254
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
5
0.1%
5 to 17 years
0
0.0%
18 to 64 years
5
0.1%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
