Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Kearney 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
4,915
100.0%
Speak only English
4,832
98.3%
Speak a language other than English
83
1.7%
Spanish
0
Speak English "very well"
0
Speak English "well"
0
Speak English "not well"
0
Speak English "not at all"
0
Other Indo-European languages
83
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
56
67.5%
Speak English "well"
13
15.7%
Speak English "not well"
14
16.9%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
0
Speak English "very well"
0
Speak English "well"
0
Speak English "not well"
0
Speak English "not at all"
0
All other languages
0
Speak English "very well"
0
Speak English "well"
0
Speak English "not well"
0
Speak English "not at all"
0
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
4,915
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
83
1.7%
5 to 17 years
48
1.0%
18 to 64 years
35
0.7%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
Speak English less than "very well"
27
0.5%
5 to 17 years
13
0.3%
18 to 64 years
14
0.3%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
Linguistically isolated households*
0
Population 5 years and over in households*
4,864
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
0
0.0%
5 to 17 years
0
0.0%
18 to 64 years
0
0.0%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
