Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Roosevelt 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
3,815
100.0%
Speak only English
3,637
95.3%
Speak a language other than English
178
4.7%
Spanish
83
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
73
88.0%
Speak English "well"
2
2.4%
Speak English "not well"
8
9.6%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
22
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
20
90.9%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not well"
2
9.1%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
13
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
9
69.2%
Speak English "well"
2
15.4%
Speak English "not well"
2
15.4%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
60
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
55
91.7%
Speak English "well"
5
8.3%
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
3,815
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
178
4.7%
5 to 17 years
38
1.0%
18 to 64 years
122
3.2%
65 years and over
18
0.5%
Speak English less than "very well"
21
0.6%
5 to 17 years
2
0.1%
18 to 64 years
17
0.4%
65 years and over
2
0.1%
Linguistically isolated households*
5
Population 5 years and over in households*
3,815
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
7
0.2%
5 to 17 years
2
0.1%
18 to 64 years
5
0.1%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
