Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Fort Scott 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
7,709
100.0%
Speak only English
7,451
96.7%
Speak a language other than English
258
3.3%
Spanish
168
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
140
83.3%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not well"
17
10.1%
Speak English "not at all"
11
6.5%
Other Indo-European languages
70
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
33
47.1%
Speak English "well"
17
24.3%
Speak English "not well"
20
28.6%
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
20
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
10
50.0%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not well"
10
50.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
7,709
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
258
3.3%
5 to 17 years
47
0.6%
18 to 64 years
198
2.6%
65 years and over
13
0.2%
Speak English less than "very well"
75
1.0%
5 to 17 years
8
0.1%
18 to 64 years
62
0.8%
65 years and over
5
0.1%
Linguistically isolated households*
15
Population 5 years and over in households*
7,412
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
31
0.4%
5 to 17 years
0
0.0%
18 to 64 years
31
0.4%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
