Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Mankato 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
30,782
100.0%
Speak only English
28,669
93.1%
Speak a language other than English
2,113
6.9%
Spanish
767
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
552
72.0%
Speak English "well"
113
14.7%
Speak English "not well"
95
12.4%
Speak English "not at all"
7
0.9%
Other Indo-European languages
658
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
535
81.3%
Speak English "well"
92
14.0%
Speak English "not well"
31
4.7%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
484
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
215
44.4%
Speak English "well"
153
31.6%
Speak English "not well"
103
21.3%
Speak English "not at all"
13
2.7%
All other languages
204
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
85
41.7%
Speak English "well"
87
42.6%
Speak English "not well"
26
12.7%
Speak English "not at all"
6
2.9%
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
30,782
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
2,113
6.9%
5 to 17 years
214
0.7%
18 to 64 years
1,765
5.7%
65 years and over
134
0.4%
Speak English less than "very well"
726
2.4%
5 to 17 years
98
0.3%
18 to 64 years
590
1.9%
65 years and over
38
0.1%
Linguistically isolated households*
135
Population 5 years and over in households*
26,941
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
281
1.0%
5 to 17 years
44
0.2%
18 to 64 years
215
0.8%
65 years and over
22
0.1%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
