Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Jackson 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
8,263
100.0%
Speak only English
7,229
87.5%
Speak a language other than English
1,034
12.5%
Spanish
887
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
220
24.8%
Speak English "well"
243
27.4%
Speak English "not well"
287
32.4%
Speak English "not at all"
137
15.4%
Other Indo-European languages
128
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
128
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
19
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
15
78.9%
Speak English "well"
4
21.1%
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
8,263
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
1,034
12.5%
5 to 17 years
90
1.1%
18 to 64 years
944
11.4%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
Speak English less than "very well"
671
8.1%
5 to 17 years
71
0.9%
18 to 64 years
600
7.3%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
Linguistically isolated households*
88
Population 5 years and over in households*
8,152
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
367
4.5%
5 to 17 years
47
0.6%
18 to 64 years
320
3.9%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
