Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Valley City 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
6,475
100.0%
Speak only English
6,237
96.3%
Speak a language other than English
238
3.7%
Spanish
50
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
37
74.0%
Speak English "well"
13
26.0%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
175
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
118
67.4%
Speak English "well"
57
32.6%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
7
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
7
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
6
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
6
100.0%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
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
6,475
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
238
3.7%
5 to 17 years
34
0.5%
18 to 64 years
110
1.7%
65 years and over
94
1.5%
Speak English less than "very well"
70
1.1%
5 to 17 years
15
0.2%
18 to 64 years
22
0.3%
65 years and over
33
0.5%
Linguistically isolated households*
24
Population 5 years and over in households*
5,905
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
52
0.9%
5 to 17 years
17
0.3%
18 to 64 years
10
0.2%
65 years and over
25
0.4%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
