Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Pocahontas 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
6,001
100.0%
Speak only English
5,809
96.8%
Speak a language other than English
192
3.2%
Spanish
177
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
54
30.5%
Speak English "well"
5
2.8%
Speak English "not well"
88
49.7%
Speak English "not at all"
30
16.9%
Other Indo-European languages
15
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
8
53.3%
Speak English "well"
7
46.7%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
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
0
Speak English "very well"
0
Speak English "well"
0
Speak English "not well"
0
Speak English "not at all"
0
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
6,001
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
192
3.2%
5 to 17 years
58
1.0%
18 to 64 years
122
2.0%
65 years and over
12
0.2%
Speak English less than "very well"
130
2.2%
5 to 17 years
41
0.7%
18 to 64 years
82
1.4%
65 years and over
7
0.1%
Linguistically isolated households*
9
Population 5 years and over in households*
5,737
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
87
1.5%
5 to 17 years
33
0.6%
18 to 64 years
54
0.9%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
