Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Rolla 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
1,305
100.0%
Speak only English
1,221
93.6%
Speak a language other than English
84
6.4%
Spanish
18
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
13
72.2%
Speak English "well"
2
11.1%
Speak English "not well"
3
16.7%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
21
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
21
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
7
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
5
71.4%
Speak English "well"
2
28.6%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
38
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
28
73.7%
Speak English "well"
6
15.8%
Speak English "not well"
4
10.5%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
1,305
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
84
6.4%
5 to 17 years
10
0.8%
18 to 64 years
49
3.8%
65 years and over
25
1.9%
Speak English less than "very well"
17
1.3%
5 to 17 years
3
0.2%
18 to 64 years
4
0.3%
65 years and over
10
0.8%
Linguistically isolated households*
6
Population 5 years and over in households*
1,288
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
6
0.5%
5 to 17 years
0
0.0%
18 to 64 years
0
0.0%
65 years and over
6
0.5%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
