Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Starkville 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
20,709
100.0%
Speak only English
19,319
93.3%
Speak a language other than English
1,390
6.7%
Spanish
342
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
224
65.5%
Speak English "well"
73
21.3%
Speak English "not well"
45
13.2%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
385
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
286
74.3%
Speak English "well"
77
20.0%
Speak English "not well"
22
5.7%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
574
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
171
29.8%
Speak English "well"
339
59.1%
Speak English "not well"
64
11.1%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
89
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
74
83.1%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not well"
9
10.1%
Speak English "not at all"
6
6.7%
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
20,709
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
1,390
6.7%
5 to 17 years
169
0.8%
18 to 64 years
1,179
5.7%
65 years and over
42
0.2%
Speak English less than "very well"
635
3.1%
5 to 17 years
66
0.3%
18 to 64 years
557
2.7%
65 years and over
12
0.1%
Linguistically isolated households*
249
Population 5 years and over in households*
19,982
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
488
2.4%
5 to 17 years
90
0.5%
18 to 64 years
390
2.0%
65 years and over
8
0.0%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
