Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Long Prairie 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
2,826
100.0%
Speak only English
2,541
89.9%
Speak a language other than English
285
10.1%
Spanish
229
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
51
22.3%
Speak English "well"
27
11.8%
Speak English "not well"
67
29.3%
Speak English "not at all"
84
36.7%
Other Indo-European languages
56
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
50
89.3%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not well"
6
10.7%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
0
Speak English "very well"
0
Speak English "well"
0
Speak English "not well"
0
Speak English "not at all"
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
2,826
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
285
10.1%
5 to 17 years
47
1.7%
18 to 64 years
210
7.4%
65 years and over
28
1.0%
Speak English less than "very well"
184
6.5%
5 to 17 years
23
0.8%
18 to 64 years
155
5.5%
65 years and over
6
0.2%
Linguistically isolated households*
48
Population 5 years and over in households*
2,685
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
111
4.1%
5 to 17 years
16
0.6%
18 to 64 years
89
3.3%
65 years and over
6
0.2%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
