Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Ripley 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
5,057
100.0%
Speak only English
4,642
91.8%
Speak a language other than English
415
8.2%
Spanish
373
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
148
39.7%
Speak English "well"
61
16.4%
Speak English "not well"
149
39.9%
Speak English "not at all"
15
4.0%
Other Indo-European languages
28
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
17
60.7%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not well"
11
39.3%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
14
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "well"
14
100.0%
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
5,057
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
415
8.2%
5 to 17 years
105
2.1%
18 to 64 years
293
5.8%
65 years and over
17
0.3%
Speak English less than "very well"
250
4.9%
5 to 17 years
26
0.5%
18 to 64 years
224
4.4%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
Linguistically isolated households*
63
Population 5 years and over in households*
4,813
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
147
3.1%
5 to 17 years
16
0.3%
18 to 64 years
131
2.7%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
