Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Jackson 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
5,223
100.0%
Speak only English
5,056
96.8%
Speak a language other than English
167
3.2%
Spanish
91
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
74
81.3%
Speak English "well"
10
11.0%
Speak English "not well"
7
7.7%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
48
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
48
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
28
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
21
75.0%
Speak English "well"
7
25.0%
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
5,223
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
167
3.2%
5 to 17 years
33
0.6%
18 to 64 years
103
2.0%
65 years and over
31
0.6%
Speak English less than "very well"
24
0.5%
5 to 17 years
10
0.2%
18 to 64 years
14
0.3%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
Linguistically isolated households*
0
Population 5 years and over in households*
5,121
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"
