Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Booneville 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
8,150
100.0%
Speak only English
7,894
96.9%
Speak a language other than English
256
3.1%
Spanish
149
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
111
74.5%
Speak English "well"
6
4.0%
Speak English "not well"
32
21.5%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
69
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
60
87.0%
Speak English "well"
9
13.0%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
29
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
5
17.2%
Speak English "well"
19
65.5%
Speak English "not well"
5
17.2%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
9
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
9
100.0%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
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
8,150
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
256
3.1%
5 to 17 years
49
0.6%
18 to 64 years
200
2.5%
65 years and over
7
0.1%
Speak English less than "very well"
71
0.9%
5 to 17 years
5
0.1%
18 to 64 years
66
0.8%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
Linguistically isolated households*
11
Population 5 years and over in households*
7,301
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
28
0.4%
5 to 17 years
5
0.1%
18 to 64 years
23
0.3%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
