Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Beatrice 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
11,742
100.0%
Speak only English
11,382
96.9%
Speak a language other than English
360
3.1%
Spanish
74
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
39
52.7%
Speak English "well"
17
23.0%
Speak English "not well"
18
24.3%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
248
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
214
86.3%
Speak English "well"
10
4.0%
Speak English "not well"
24
9.7%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
30
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
5
16.7%
Speak English "well"
25
83.3%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
8
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
8
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
11,742
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
360
3.1%
5 to 17 years
62
0.5%
18 to 64 years
192
1.6%
65 years and over
106
0.9%
Speak English less than "very well"
94
0.8%
5 to 17 years
16
0.1%
18 to 64 years
55
0.5%
65 years and over
23
0.2%
Linguistically isolated households*
26
Population 5 years and over in households*
11,321
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
26
0.2%
5 to 17 years
0
0.0%
18 to 64 years
20
0.2%
65 years and over
6
0.1%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
