Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Crookston 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
7,768
100.0%
Speak only English
6,845
88.1%
Speak a language other than English
923
11.9%
Spanish
599
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
428
71.5%
Speak English "well"
78
13.0%
Speak English "not well"
89
14.9%
Speak English "not at all"
4
0.7%
Other Indo-European languages
248
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
197
79.4%
Speak English "well"
47
19.0%
Speak English "not well"
4
1.6%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
41
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "well"
7
17.1%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
34
82.9%
All other languages
35
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
27
77.1%
Speak English "well"
8
22.9%
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
7,768
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
923
11.9%
5 to 17 years
247
3.2%
18 to 64 years
546
7.0%
65 years and over
130
1.7%
Speak English less than "very well"
271
3.5%
5 to 17 years
48
0.6%
18 to 64 years
176
2.3%
65 years and over
47
0.6%
Linguistically isolated households*
81
Population 5 years and over in households*
6,805
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
152
2.2%
5 to 17 years
19
0.3%
18 to 64 years
99
1.5%
65 years and over
34
0.5%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
