Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Saint Charles 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
56,210
100.0%
Speak only English
53,388
95.0%
Speak a language other than English
2,822
5.0%
Spanish
1,508
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
759
50.3%
Speak English "well"
199
13.2%
Speak English "not well"
436
28.9%
Speak English "not at all"
114
7.6%
Other Indo-European languages
1,001
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
645
64.4%
Speak English "well"
233
23.3%
Speak English "not well"
123
12.3%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
237
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
112
47.3%
Speak English "well"
81
34.2%
Speak English "not well"
34
14.3%
Speak English "not at all"
10
4.2%
All other languages
76
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
69
90.8%
Speak English "well"
7
9.2%
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
56,210
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
2,822
5.0%
5 to 17 years
454
0.8%
18 to 64 years
2,204
3.9%
65 years and over
164
0.3%
Speak English less than "very well"
1,237
2.2%
5 to 17 years
232
0.4%
18 to 64 years
952
1.7%
65 years and over
53
0.1%
Linguistically isolated households*
229
Population 5 years and over in households*
53,577
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
528
1.0%
5 to 17 years
79
0.1%
18 to 64 years
421
0.8%
65 years and over
28
0.1%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
