Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Boonville 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
7,835
100.0%
Speak only English
7,568
96.6%
Speak a language other than English
267
3.4%
Spanish
133
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
90
67.7%
Speak English "well"
21
15.8%
Speak English "not well"
22
16.5%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
72
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
50
69.4%
Speak English "well"
8
11.1%
Speak English "not well"
5
6.9%
Speak English "not at all"
9
12.5%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
32
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
18
56.3%
Speak English "well"
14
43.8%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
30
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
23
76.7%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
7
23.3%
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
7,835
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
267
3.4%
5 to 17 years
54
0.7%
18 to 64 years
201
2.6%
65 years and over
12
0.2%
Speak English less than "very well"
86
1.1%
5 to 17 years
26
0.3%
18 to 64 years
60
0.8%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
Linguistically isolated households*
4
Population 5 years and over in households*
5,895
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
4
0.1%
5 to 17 years
0
0.0%
18 to 64 years
4
0.1%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
