Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Grand Forks 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
46,450
100.0%
Speak only English
43,578
93.8%
Speak a language other than English
2,872
6.2%
Spanish
1,005
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
607
60.4%
Speak English "well"
246
24.5%
Speak English "not well"
131
13.0%
Speak English "not at all"
21
2.1%
Other Indo-European languages
1,497
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
1,187
79.3%
Speak English "well"
189
12.6%
Speak English "not well"
109
7.3%
Speak English "not at all"
12
0.8%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
253
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
179
70.8%
Speak English "well"
56
22.1%
Speak English "not well"
18
7.1%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
117
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
67
57.3%
Speak English "well"
22
18.8%
Speak English "not well"
28
23.9%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
46,450
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
2,872
6.2%
5 to 17 years
379
0.8%
18 to 64 years
2,186
4.7%
65 years and over
307
0.7%
Speak English less than "very well"
832
1.8%
5 to 17 years
103
0.2%
18 to 64 years
640
1.4%
65 years and over
89
0.2%
Linguistically isolated households*
192
Population 5 years and over in households*
42,633
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
357
0.8%
5 to 17 years
77
0.2%
18 to 64 years
229
0.5%
65 years and over
51
0.1%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
