Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Decatur 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
76,611
100.0%
Speak only English
73,838
96.4%
Speak a language other than English
2,773
3.6%
Spanish
1,425
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
961
67.4%
Speak English "well"
242
17.0%
Speak English "not well"
182
12.8%
Speak English "not at all"
40
2.8%
Other Indo-European languages
978
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
794
81.2%
Speak English "well"
111
11.3%
Speak English "not well"
67
6.9%
Speak English "not at all"
6
0.6%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
320
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
152
47.5%
Speak English "well"
112
35.0%
Speak English "not well"
45
14.1%
Speak English "not at all"
11
3.4%
All other languages
50
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
35
70.0%
Speak English "well"
15
30.0%
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
76,611
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
2,773
3.6%
5 to 17 years
577
0.8%
18 to 64 years
1,870
2.4%
65 years and over
326
0.4%
Speak English less than "very well"
831
1.1%
5 to 17 years
162
0.2%
18 to 64 years
629
0.8%
65 years and over
40
0.1%
Linguistically isolated households*
157
Population 5 years and over in households*
73,171
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
298
0.4%
5 to 17 years
43
0.1%
18 to 64 years
234
0.3%
65 years and over
21
0.0%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
