Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. East Grand Forks 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
6,944
100.0%
Speak only English
6,272
90.3%
Speak a language other than English
672
9.7%
Spanish
411
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
323
78.6%
Speak English "well"
39
9.5%
Speak English "not well"
49
11.9%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
225
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
180
80.0%
Speak English "well"
38
16.9%
Speak English "not well"
7
3.1%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
32
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
27
84.4%
Speak English "well"
5
15.6%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
4
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
2
50.0%
Speak English "well"
2
50.0%
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
6,944
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
672
9.7%
5 to 17 years
147
2.1%
18 to 64 years
390
5.6%
65 years and over
135
1.9%
Speak English less than "very well"
140
2.0%
5 to 17 years
15
0.2%
18 to 64 years
97
1.4%
65 years and over
28
0.4%
Linguistically isolated households*
29
Population 5 years and over in households*
6,872
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
29
0.4%
5 to 17 years
0
0.0%
18 to 64 years
2
0.0%
65 years and over
27
0.4%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
