Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Sturgis 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
6,092
100.0%
Speak only English
5,829
95.7%
Speak a language other than English
263
4.3%
Spanish
101
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
47
46.5%
Speak English "well"
34
33.7%
Speak English "not well"
20
19.8%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
100
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
67
67.0%
Speak English "well"
16
16.0%
Speak English "not well"
17
17.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
8
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
8
100.0%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
54
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not well"
54
100.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
6,092
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
263
4.3%
5 to 17 years
101
1.7%
18 to 64 years
126
2.1%
65 years and over
36
0.6%
Speak English less than "very well"
141
2.3%
5 to 17 years
86
1.4%
18 to 64 years
36
0.6%
65 years and over
19
0.3%
Linguistically isolated households*
7
Population 5 years and over in households*
5,919
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
7
0.1%
5 to 17 years
0
0.0%
18 to 64 years
7
0.1%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
