Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Mobridge 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
3,340
100.0%
Speak only English
2,936
87.9%
Speak a language other than English
404
12.1%
Spanish
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%
Other Indo-European languages
269
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
182
67.7%
Speak English "well"
87
32.3%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
10
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
10
100.0%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
77
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
49
63.6%
Speak English "well"
10
13.0%
Speak English "not well"
18
23.4%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
3,340
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
404
12.1%
5 to 17 years
56
1.7%
18 to 64 years
155
4.6%
65 years and over
193
5.8%
Speak English less than "very well"
115
3.4%
5 to 17 years
14
0.4%
18 to 64 years
53
1.6%
65 years and over
48
1.4%
Linguistically isolated households*
23
Population 5 years and over in households*
3,234
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
33
1.0%
5 to 17 years
10
0.3%
18 to 64 years
8
0.2%
65 years and over
15
0.5%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
