Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Park Rapids 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
3,044
100.0%
Speak only English
2,944
96.7%
Speak a language other than English
100
3.3%
Spanish
36
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
26
72.2%
Speak English "well"
5
13.9%
Speak English "not well"
3
8.3%
Speak English "not at all"
2
5.6%
Other Indo-European languages
32
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
17
53.1%
Speak English "well"
15
46.9%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
7
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
7
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
25
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
22
88.0%
Speak English "well"
3
12.0%
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
3,044
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
100
3.3%
5 to 17 years
17
0.6%
18 to 64 years
51
1.7%
65 years and over
32
1.1%
Speak English less than "very well"
28
0.9%
5 to 17 years
13
0.4%
18 to 64 years
13
0.4%
65 years and over
2
0.1%
Linguistically isolated households*
5
Population 5 years and over in households*
2,883
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
5
0.2%
5 to 17 years
0
0.0%
18 to 64 years
3
0.1%
65 years and over
2
0.1%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
