Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Arkadelphia 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
10,139
100.0%
Speak only English
9,608
94.8%
Speak a language other than English
531
5.2%
Spanish
282
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
140
49.6%
Speak English "well"
15
5.3%
Speak English "not well"
115
40.8%
Speak English "not at all"
12
4.3%
Other Indo-European languages
141
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
102
72.3%
Speak English "well"
30
21.3%
Speak English "not well"
9
6.4%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
68
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
9
13.2%
Speak English "well"
16
23.5%
Speak English "not well"
43
63.2%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
40
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
40
100.0%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
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
10,139
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
531
5.2%
5 to 17 years
63
0.6%
18 to 64 years
461
4.5%
65 years and over
7
0.1%
Speak English less than "very well"
240
2.4%
5 to 17 years
25
0.2%
18 to 64 years
215
2.1%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
Linguistically isolated households*
34
Population 5 years and over in households*
7,952
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
82
1.0%
5 to 17 years
10
0.1%
18 to 64 years
72
0.9%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
