Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Wahpeton 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
8,117
100.0%
Speak only English
7,756
95.6%
Speak a language other than English
361
4.4%
Spanish
89
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
59
66.3%
Speak English "well"
3
3.4%
Speak English "not well"
27
30.3%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
248
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
180
72.6%
Speak English "well"
45
18.1%
Speak English "not well"
18
7.3%
Speak English "not at all"
5
2.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
14
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
14
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
10
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
10
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
8,117
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
361
4.4%
5 to 17 years
50
0.6%
18 to 64 years
216
2.7%
65 years and over
95
1.2%
Speak English less than "very well"
98
1.2%
5 to 17 years
3
0.0%
18 to 64 years
87
1.1%
65 years and over
8
0.1%
Linguistically isolated households*
13
Population 5 years and over in households*
6,966
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
18
0.3%
5 to 17 years
0
0.0%
18 to 64 years
18
0.3%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
