Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Du Quoin 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
6,098
100.0%
Speak only English
5,986
98.2%
Speak a language other than English
112
1.8%
Spanish
75
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
47
62.7%
Speak English "well"
28
37.3%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
26
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
19
73.1%
Speak English "well"
7
26.9%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
11
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
6
54.5%
Speak English "well"
5
45.5%
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
6,098
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
112
1.8%
5 to 17 years
18
0.3%
18 to 64 years
87
1.4%
65 years and over
7
0.1%
Speak English less than "very well"
40
0.7%
5 to 17 years
7
0.1%
18 to 64 years
26
0.4%
65 years and over
7
0.1%
Linguistically isolated households*
7
Population 5 years and over in households*
5,781
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
7
0.1%
5 to 17 years
0
0.0%
18 to 64 years
0
0.0%
65 years and over
7
0.1%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
