Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Grand Island 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
39,487
100.0%
Speak only English
33,432
84.7%
Speak a language other than English
6,055
15.3%
Spanish
5,221
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
2,176
41.7%
Speak English "well"
1,094
21.0%
Speak English "not well"
1,142
21.9%
Speak English "not at all"
809
15.5%
Other Indo-European languages
321
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
250
77.9%
Speak English "well"
30
9.3%
Speak English "not well"
35
10.9%
Speak English "not at all"
6
1.9%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
475
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
225
47.4%
Speak English "well"
122
25.7%
Speak English "not well"
111
23.4%
Speak English "not at all"
17
3.6%
All other languages
38
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
6
15.8%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not well"
13
34.2%
Speak English "not at all"
19
50.0%
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
39,487
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
6,055
15.3%
5 to 17 years
1,486
3.8%
18 to 64 years
4,283
10.8%
65 years and over
286
0.7%
Speak English less than "very well"
3,398
8.6%
5 to 17 years
553
1.4%
18 to 64 years
2,754
7.0%
65 years and over
91
0.2%
Linguistically isolated households*
718
Population 5 years and over in households*
38,431
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
2,301
6.0%
5 to 17 years
577
1.5%
18 to 64 years
1,692
4.4%
65 years and over
32
0.1%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
