Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Nisswa 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
1,826
100.0%
Speak only English
1,743
95.5%
Speak a language other than English
83
4.5%
Spanish
24
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
17
70.8%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not well"
7
29.2%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
56
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
50
89.3%
Speak English "well"
3
5.4%
Speak English "not well"
3
5.4%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
3
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
3
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
1,826
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
83
4.5%
5 to 17 years
8
0.4%
18 to 64 years
36
2.0%
65 years and over
39
2.1%
Speak English less than "very well"
13
0.7%
5 to 17 years
0
0.0%
18 to 64 years
10
0.5%
65 years and over
3
0.2%
Linguistically isolated households*
0
Population 5 years and over in households*
1,813
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
0
0.0%
5 to 17 years
0
0.0%
18 to 64 years
0
0.0%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
