Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Perham 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
2,407
100.0%
Speak only English
2,292
95.2%
Speak a language other than English
115
4.8%
Spanish
47
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
34
72.3%
Speak English "well"
2
4.3%
Speak English "not well"
11
23.4%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
50
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
41
82.0%
Speak English "well"
5
10.0%
Speak English "not well"
4
8.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
8
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
8
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
2,407
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
115
4.8%
5 to 17 years
20
0.8%
18 to 64 years
74
3.1%
65 years and over
21
0.9%
Speak English less than "very well"
22
0.9%
5 to 17 years
2
0.1%
18 to 64 years
20
0.8%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
Linguistically isolated households*
7
Population 5 years and over in households*
2,306
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
13
0.6%
5 to 17 years
0
0.0%
18 to 64 years
13
0.6%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
