Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Joplin 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
42,370
100.0%
Speak only English
40,218
94.9%
Speak a language other than English
2,152
5.1%
Spanish
1,249
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
736
58.9%
Speak English "well"
211
16.9%
Speak English "not well"
266
21.3%
Speak English "not at all"
36
2.9%
Other Indo-European languages
627
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
505
80.5%
Speak English "well"
54
8.6%
Speak English "not well"
68
10.8%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
210
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
127
60.5%
Speak English "well"
30
14.3%
Speak English "not well"
53
25.2%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
66
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
47
71.2%
Speak English "well"
12
18.2%
Speak English "not well"
7
10.6%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
42,370
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
2,152
5.1%
5 to 17 years
386
0.9%
18 to 64 years
1,629
3.8%
65 years and over
137
0.3%
Speak English less than "very well"
737
1.7%
5 to 17 years
167
0.4%
18 to 64 years
526
1.2%
65 years and over
44
0.1%
Linguistically isolated households*
150
Population 5 years and over in households*
40,485
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
294
0.7%
5 to 17 years
70
0.2%
18 to 64 years
191
0.5%
65 years and over
33
0.1%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
