Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Rainbow City 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
8,102
100.0%
Speak only English
7,867
97.1%
Speak a language other than English
235
2.9%
Spanish
154
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
66
42.9%
Speak English "well"
22
14.3%
Speak English "not well"
38
24.7%
Speak English "not at all"
28
18.2%
Other Indo-European languages
40
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
40
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
17
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "well"
17
100.0%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
24
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
24
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
8,102
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
235
2.9%
5 to 17 years
37
0.5%
18 to 64 years
174
2.1%
65 years and over
24
0.3%
Speak English less than "very well"
105
1.3%
5 to 17 years
6
0.1%
18 to 64 years
99
1.2%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
Linguistically isolated households*
26
Population 5 years and over in households*
8,090
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
39
0.5%
5 to 17 years
0
0.0%
18 to 64 years
39
0.5%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
