Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Terre Haute 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
55,983
100.0%
Speak only English
53,514
95.6%
Speak a language other than English
2,469
4.4%
Spanish
991
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
711
71.7%
Speak English "well"
139
14.0%
Speak English "not well"
118
11.9%
Speak English "not at all"
23
2.3%
Other Indo-European languages
749
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
613
81.8%
Speak English "well"
77
10.3%
Speak English "not well"
59
7.9%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
463
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
248
53.6%
Speak English "well"
133
28.7%
Speak English "not well"
82
17.7%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
266
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
221
83.1%
Speak English "well"
26
9.8%
Speak English "not well"
19
7.1%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
55,983
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
2,469
4.4%
5 to 17 years
387
0.7%
18 to 64 years
1,917
3.4%
65 years and over
165
0.3%
Speak English less than "very well"
676
1.2%
5 to 17 years
102
0.2%
18 to 64 years
547
1.0%
65 years and over
27
0.0%
Linguistically isolated households*
149
Population 5 years and over in households*
48,589
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
316
0.7%
5 to 17 years
63
0.1%
18 to 64 years
244
0.5%
65 years and over
9
0.0%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
