Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Conway 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
10,992
100.0%
Speak only English
10,385
94.5%
Speak a language other than English
607
5.5%
Spanish
427
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
180
42.2%
Speak English "well"
34
8.0%
Speak English "not well"
194
45.4%
Speak English "not at all"
19
4.4%
Other Indo-European languages
143
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
95
66.4%
Speak English "well"
27
18.9%
Speak English "not well"
21
14.7%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
31
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
14
45.2%
Speak English "well"
5
16.1%
Speak English "not well"
6
19.4%
Speak English "not at all"
6
19.4%
All other languages
6
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
6
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
10,992
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
607
5.5%
5 to 17 years
111
1.0%
18 to 64 years
443
4.0%
65 years and over
53
0.5%
Speak English less than "very well"
312
2.8%
5 to 17 years
85
0.8%
18 to 64 years
222
2.0%
65 years and over
5
0.0%
Linguistically isolated households*
62
Population 5 years and over in households*
9,958
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
161
1.6%
5 to 17 years
63
0.6%
18 to 64 years
93
0.9%
65 years and over
5
0.1%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
