Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Neosho 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
9,725
100.0%
Speak only English
9,252
95.1%
Speak a language other than English
473
4.9%
Spanish
349
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
152
43.6%
Speak English "well"
75
21.5%
Speak English "not well"
64
18.3%
Speak English "not at all"
58
16.6%
Other Indo-European languages
71
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
49
69.0%
Speak English "well"
8
11.3%
Speak English "not well"
14
19.7%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
53
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
30
56.6%
Speak English "well"
23
43.4%
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
9,725
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
473
4.9%
5 to 17 years
69
0.7%
18 to 64 years
353
3.6%
65 years and over
51
0.5%
Speak English less than "very well"
242
2.5%
5 to 17 years
48
0.5%
18 to 64 years
184
1.9%
65 years and over
10
0.1%
Linguistically isolated households*
60
Population 5 years and over in households*
9,309
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
135
1.5%
5 to 17 years
19
0.2%
18 to 64 years
116
1.2%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
