Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Hermann 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
2,550
100.0%
Speak only English
2,452
96.2%
Speak a language other than English
98
3.8%
Spanish
18
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
5
27.8%
Speak English "well"
8
44.4%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
5
27.8%
Other Indo-European languages
75
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
40
53.3%
Speak English "well"
25
33.3%
Speak English "not well"
10
13.3%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
5
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
5
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
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
2,550
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
98
3.8%
5 to 17 years
14
0.5%
18 to 64 years
38
1.5%
65 years and over
46
1.8%
Speak English less than "very well"
48
1.9%
5 to 17 years
9
0.4%
18 to 64 years
30
1.2%
65 years and over
9
0.4%
Linguistically isolated households*
12
Population 5 years and over in households*
2,403
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
19
0.8%
5 to 17 years
5
0.2%
18 to 64 years
10
0.4%
65 years and over
4
0.2%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
