Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. McPherson 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
12,941
100.0%
Speak only English
12,582
97.2%
Speak a language other than English
359
2.8%
Spanish
166
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
118
71.1%
Speak English "well"
24
14.5%
Speak English "not well"
24
14.5%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
146
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
146
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
20
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
14
70.0%
Speak English "well"
6
30.0%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
27
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
27
100.0%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
12,941
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
359
2.8%
5 to 17 years
49
0.4%
18 to 64 years
237
1.8%
65 years and over
73
0.6%
Speak English less than "very well"
54
0.4%
5 to 17 years
6
0.0%
18 to 64 years
48
0.4%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
Linguistically isolated households*
0
Population 5 years and over in households*
12,247
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
0
0.0%
5 to 17 years
0
0.0%
18 to 64 years
0
0.0%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
