Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. International Falls 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
6,389
100.0%
Speak only English
6,209
97.2%
Speak a language other than English
180
2.8%
Spanish
54
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
26
48.1%
Speak English "well"
12
22.2%
Speak English "not well"
16
29.6%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
77
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
68
88.3%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not well"
9
11.7%
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
49
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
39
79.6%
Speak English "well"
10
20.4%
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
6,389
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
180
2.8%
5 to 17 years
40
0.6%
18 to 64 years
109
1.7%
65 years and over
31
0.5%
Speak English less than "very well"
47
0.7%
5 to 17 years
18
0.3%
18 to 64 years
22
0.3%
65 years and over
7
0.1%
Linguistically isolated households*
14
Population 5 years and over in households*
6,204
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
14
0.2%
5 to 17 years
0
0.0%
18 to 64 years
7
0.1%
65 years and over
7
0.1%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
