Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Minot 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
34,198
100.0%
Speak only English
32,627
95.4%
Speak a language other than English
1,571
4.6%
Spanish
563
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
383
68.0%
Speak English "well"
110
19.5%
Speak English "not well"
66
11.7%
Speak English "not at all"
4
0.7%
Other Indo-European languages
809
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
581
71.8%
Speak English "well"
175
21.6%
Speak English "not well"
53
6.6%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
80
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
55
68.8%
Speak English "well"
13
16.3%
Speak English "not well"
6
7.5%
Speak English "not at all"
6
7.5%
All other languages
119
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
79
66.4%
Speak English "well"
24
20.2%
Speak English "not well"
16
13.4%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
34,198
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
1,571
4.6%
5 to 17 years
197
0.6%
18 to 64 years
1,018
3.0%
65 years and over
356
1.0%
Speak English less than "very well"
473
1.4%
5 to 17 years
43
0.1%
18 to 64 years
320
0.9%
65 years and over
110
0.3%
Linguistically isolated households*
136
Population 5 years and over in households*
32,911
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
178
0.5%
5 to 17 years
20
0.1%
18 to 64 years
88
0.3%
65 years and over
70
0.2%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
