Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Detroit Lakes 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
6,975
100.0%
Speak only English
6,700
96.1%
Speak a language other than English
275
3.9%
Spanish
99
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
60
60.6%
Speak English "well"
20
20.2%
Speak English "not well"
19
19.2%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
95
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
73
76.8%
Speak English "well"
12
12.6%
Speak English "not well"
10
10.5%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
29
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
7
24.1%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not well"
14
48.3%
Speak English "not at all"
8
27.6%
All other languages
52
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
23
44.2%
Speak English "well"
22
42.3%
Speak English "not well"
7
13.5%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
6,975
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
275
3.9%
5 to 17 years
57
0.8%
18 to 64 years
150
2.2%
65 years and over
68
1.0%
Speak English less than "very well"
112
1.6%
5 to 17 years
34
0.5%
18 to 64 years
65
0.9%
65 years and over
13
0.2%
Linguistically isolated households*
26
Population 5 years and over in households*
6,703
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
40
0.6%
5 to 17 years
7
0.1%
18 to 64 years
20
0.3%
65 years and over
13
0.2%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
