Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Blytheville 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
16,618
100.0%
Speak only English
16,125
97.0%
Speak a language other than English
493
3.0%
Spanish
379
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
178
47.0%
Speak English "well"
94
24.8%
Speak English "not well"
81
21.4%
Speak English "not at all"
26
6.9%
Other Indo-European languages
97
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
70
72.2%
Speak English "well"
11
11.3%
Speak English "not well"
16
16.5%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
17
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "well"
10
58.8%
Speak English "not well"
7
41.2%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
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
16,618
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
493
3.0%
5 to 17 years
87
0.5%
18 to 64 years
353
2.1%
65 years and over
53
0.3%
Speak English less than "very well"
245
1.5%
5 to 17 years
36
0.2%
18 to 64 years
187
1.1%
65 years and over
22
0.1%
Linguistically isolated households*
69
Population 5 years and over in households*
16,343
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
112
0.7%
5 to 17 years
19
0.1%
18 to 64 years
71
0.4%
65 years and over
22
0.1%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
