Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Higginsville 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
4,325
100.0%
Speak only English
4,196
97.0%
Speak a language other than English
129
3.0%
Spanish
63
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
46
73.0%
Speak English "well"
5
7.9%
Speak English "not well"
12
19.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
56
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
36
64.3%
Speak English "well"
12
21.4%
Speak English "not well"
7
12.5%
Speak English "not at all"
1
1.8%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
10
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
10
100.0%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
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
4,325
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
129
3.0%
5 to 17 years
35
0.8%
18 to 64 years
73
1.7%
65 years and over
21
0.5%
Speak English less than "very well"
37
0.9%
5 to 17 years
0
0.0%
18 to 64 years
25
0.6%
65 years and over
12
0.3%
Linguistically isolated households*
0
Population 5 years and over in households*
3,894
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
0
0.0%
5 to 17 years
0
0.0%
18 to 64 years
0
0.0%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
