Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Duluth 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
82,144
100.0%
Speak only English
77,615
94.5%
Speak a language other than English
4,529
5.5%
Spanish
1,229
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
856
69.7%
Speak English "well"
181
14.7%
Speak English "not well"
192
15.6%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
1,804
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
1,422
78.8%
Speak English "well"
221
12.3%
Speak English "not well"
151
8.4%
Speak English "not at all"
10
0.6%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
740
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
455
61.5%
Speak English "well"
156
21.1%
Speak English "not well"
119
16.1%
Speak English "not at all"
10
1.4%
All other languages
756
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
580
76.7%
Speak English "well"
100
13.2%
Speak English "not well"
76
10.1%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
82,144
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
4,529
5.5%
5 to 17 years
825
1.0%
18 to 64 years
2,791
3.4%
65 years and over
913
1.1%
Speak English less than "very well"
1,216
1.5%
5 to 17 years
261
0.3%
18 to 64 years
731
0.9%
65 years and over
224
0.3%
Linguistically isolated households*
295
Population 5 years and over in households*
75,592
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
441
0.6%
5 to 17 years
27
0.0%
18 to 64 years
303
0.4%
65 years and over
111
0.1%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
