Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Vicksburg 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
24,082
100.0%
Speak only English
23,294
96.7%
Speak a language other than English
788
3.3%
Spanish
370
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
272
73.5%
Speak English "well"
52
14.1%
Speak English "not well"
31
8.4%
Speak English "not at all"
15
4.1%
Other Indo-European languages
228
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
200
87.7%
Speak English "well"
12
5.3%
Speak English "not well"
16
7.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
117
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
90
76.9%
Speak English "well"
14
12.0%
Speak English "not well"
13
11.1%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
73
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
56
76.7%
Speak English "well"
4
5.5%
Speak English "not well"
13
17.8%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
24,082
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
788
3.3%
5 to 17 years
177
0.7%
18 to 64 years
527
2.2%
65 years and over
84
0.3%
Speak English less than "very well"
170
0.7%
5 to 17 years
5
0.0%
18 to 64 years
142
0.6%
65 years and over
23
0.1%
Linguistically isolated households*
43
Population 5 years and over in households*
23,496
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
60
0.3%
5 to 17 years
0
0.0%
18 to 64 years
51
0.2%
65 years and over
9
0.0%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
