Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Mena 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
5,127
100.0%
Speak only English
4,897
95.5%
Speak a language other than English
230
4.5%
Spanish
144
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
121
84.0%
Speak English "well"
9
6.3%
Speak English "not well"
5
3.5%
Speak English "not at all"
9
6.3%
Other Indo-European languages
44
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
34
77.3%
Speak English "well"
6
13.6%
Speak English "not well"
4
9.1%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
36
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
36
100.0%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
6
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
6
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
5,127
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
230
4.5%
5 to 17 years
44
0.9%
18 to 64 years
153
3.0%
65 years and over
33
0.6%
Speak English less than "very well"
33
0.6%
5 to 17 years
6
0.1%
18 to 64 years
22
0.4%
65 years and over
5
0.1%
Linguistically isolated households*
9
Population 5 years and over in households*
4,932
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
18
0.4%
5 to 17 years
0
0.0%
18 to 64 years
18
0.4%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
