Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Fort Gratiot 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
10,026
100.0%
Speak only English
9,603
95.8%
Speak a language other than English
423
4.2%
Spanish
86
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
66
76.7%
Speak English "well"
12
14.0%
Speak English "not well"
8
9.3%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
228
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
180
78.9%
Speak English "well"
7
3.1%
Speak English "not well"
41
18.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
34
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
19
55.9%
Speak English "well"
15
44.1%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
75
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
54
72.0%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not well"
21
28.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
10,026
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
423
4.2%
5 to 17 years
78
0.8%
18 to 64 years
290
2.9%
65 years and over
55
0.5%
Speak English less than "very well"
104
1.0%
5 to 17 years
16
0.2%
18 to 64 years
60
0.6%
65 years and over
28
0.3%
Linguistically isolated households*
8
Population 5 years and over in households*
9,773
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
8
0.1%
5 to 17 years
0
0.0%
18 to 64 years
0
0.0%
65 years and over
8
0.1%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
