Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Brainerd 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
12,059
100.0%
Speak only English
11,679
96.8%
Speak a language other than English
380
3.2%
Spanish
143
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
79
55.2%
Speak English "well"
33
23.1%
Speak English "not well"
31
21.7%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
160
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
124
77.5%
Speak English "well"
18
11.3%
Speak English "not well"
18
11.3%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
48
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "well"
28
58.3%
Speak English "not well"
20
41.7%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
29
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
23
79.3%
Speak English "well"
6
20.7%
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
12,059
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
380
3.2%
5 to 17 years
79
0.7%
18 to 64 years
241
2.0%
65 years and over
60
0.5%
Speak English less than "very well"
154
1.3%
5 to 17 years
59
0.5%
18 to 64 years
95
0.8%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
Linguistically isolated households*
28
Population 5 years and over in households*
11,460
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
45
0.4%
5 to 17 years
0
0.0%
18 to 64 years
45
0.4%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
