Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Lakin 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
2,098
100.0%
Speak only English
1,721
82.0%
Speak a language other than English
377
18.0%
Spanish
331
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
177
53.5%
Speak English "well"
84
25.4%
Speak English "not well"
48
14.5%
Speak English "not at all"
22
6.6%
Other Indo-European languages
46
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
34
73.9%
Speak English "well"
10
21.7%
Speak English "not well"
2
4.3%
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
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
2,098
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
377
18.0%
5 to 17 years
134
6.4%
18 to 64 years
224
10.7%
65 years and over
19
0.9%
Speak English less than "very well"
166
7.9%
5 to 17 years
29
1.4%
18 to 64 years
128
6.1%
65 years and over
9
0.4%
Linguistically isolated households*
60
Population 5 years and over in households*
2,090
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
160
7.7%
5 to 17 years
66
3.2%
18 to 64 years
89
4.3%
65 years and over
5
0.2%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
