Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Jeffersonville 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
25,667
100.0%
Speak only English
24,846
96.8%
Speak a language other than English
821
3.2%
Spanish
401
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
255
63.6%
Speak English "well"
110
27.4%
Speak English "not well"
36
9.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
269
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
192
71.4%
Speak English "well"
49
18.2%
Speak English "not well"
23
8.6%
Speak English "not at all"
5
1.9%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
63
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
36
57.1%
Speak English "well"
17
27.0%
Speak English "not well"
10
15.9%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
88
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
69
78.4%
Speak English "well"
19
21.6%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
25,667
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
821
3.2%
5 to 17 years
200
0.8%
18 to 64 years
567
2.2%
65 years and over
54
0.2%
Speak English less than "very well"
269
1.0%
5 to 17 years
77
0.3%
18 to 64 years
186
0.7%
65 years and over
6
0.0%
Linguistically isolated households*
51
Population 5 years and over in households*
25,044
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
93
0.4%
5 to 17 years
16
0.1%
18 to 64 years
71
0.3%
65 years and over
6
0.0%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
