Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Tupelo 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
31,809
100.0%
Speak only English
30,565
96.1%
Speak a language other than English
1,244
3.9%
Spanish
860
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
503
58.5%
Speak English "well"
199
23.1%
Speak English "not well"
102
11.9%
Speak English "not at all"
56
6.5%
Other Indo-European languages
275
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
174
63.3%
Speak English "well"
67
24.4%
Speak English "not well"
34
12.4%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
69
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
9
13.0%
Speak English "well"
11
15.9%
Speak English "not well"
49
71.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
40
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
40
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
31,809
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
1,244
3.9%
5 to 17 years
368
1.2%
18 to 64 years
846
2.7%
65 years and over
30
0.1%
Speak English less than "very well"
518
1.6%
5 to 17 years
199
0.6%
18 to 64 years
314
1.0%
65 years and over
5
0.0%
Linguistically isolated households*
71
Population 5 years and over in households*
30,696
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
183
0.6%
5 to 17 years
13
0.0%
18 to 64 years
170
0.6%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
