Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Forrest City 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
13,621
100.0%
Speak only English
13,280
97.5%
Speak a language other than English
341
2.5%
Spanish
222
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
173
77.9%
Speak English "well"
30
13.5%
Speak English "not well"
19
8.6%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
44
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
37
84.1%
Speak English "well"
7
15.9%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
39
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
35
89.7%
Speak English "well"
4
10.3%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
36
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "well"
36
100.0%
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
13,621
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
341
2.5%
5 to 17 years
75
0.6%
18 to 64 years
250
1.8%
65 years and over
16
0.1%
Speak English less than "very well"
96
0.7%
5 to 17 years
29
0.2%
18 to 64 years
65
0.5%
65 years and over
2
0.0%
Linguistically isolated households*
24
Population 5 years and over in households*
10,942
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
40
0.4%
5 to 17 years
11
0.1%
18 to 64 years
29
0.3%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
