Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Evansville 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
114,096
100.0%
Speak only English
109,760
96.2%
Speak a language other than English
4,336
3.8%
Spanish
1,809
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
1,220
67.4%
Speak English "well"
279
15.4%
Speak English "not well"
259
14.3%
Speak English "not at all"
51
2.8%
Other Indo-European languages
1,638
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
1,095
66.8%
Speak English "well"
350
21.4%
Speak English "not well"
190
11.6%
Speak English "not at all"
3
0.2%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
673
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
360
53.5%
Speak English "well"
234
34.8%
Speak English "not well"
73
10.8%
Speak English "not at all"
6
0.9%
All other languages
216
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
141
65.3%
Speak English "well"
64
29.6%
Speak English "not well"
11
5.1%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
114,096
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
4,336
3.8%
5 to 17 years
850
0.7%
18 to 64 years
3,086
2.7%
65 years and over
400
0.4%
Speak English less than "very well"
1,520
1.3%
5 to 17 years
173
0.2%
18 to 64 years
1,201
1.1%
65 years and over
146
0.1%
Linguistically isolated households*
425
Population 5 years and over in households*
109,409
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
723
0.7%
5 to 17 years
97
0.1%
18 to 64 years
565
0.5%
65 years and over
61
0.1%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
