Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Booneville 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
3,826
100.0%
Speak only English
3,714
97.1%
Speak a language other than English
112
2.9%
Spanish
35
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
27
77.1%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not well"
8
22.9%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
37
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
37
100.0%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
34
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
13
38.2%
Speak English "well"
6
17.6%
Speak English "not well"
15
44.1%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
6
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
6
100.0%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
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
3,826
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
112
2.9%
5 to 17 years
19
0.5%
18 to 64 years
87
2.3%
65 years and over
6
0.2%
Speak English less than "very well"
29
0.8%
5 to 17 years
5
0.1%
18 to 64 years
24
0.6%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
Linguistically isolated households*
6
Population 5 years and over in households*
3,724
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
21
0.6%
5 to 17 years
5
0.1%
18 to 64 years
16
0.4%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
