Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Cape Girardeau 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
33,426
100.0%
Speak only English
32,008
95.8%
Speak a language other than English
1,418
4.2%
Spanish
553
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
402
72.7%
Speak English "well"
128
23.1%
Speak English "not well"
23
4.2%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
656
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
501
76.4%
Speak English "well"
98
14.9%
Speak English "not well"
57
8.7%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
180
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
103
57.2%
Speak English "well"
38
21.1%
Speak English "not well"
39
21.7%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
29
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
26
89.7%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not well"
3
10.3%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
33,426
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
1,418
4.2%
5 to 17 years
156
0.5%
18 to 64 years
1,147
3.4%
65 years and over
115
0.3%
Speak English less than "very well"
386
1.2%
5 to 17 years
73
0.2%
18 to 64 years
305
0.9%
65 years and over
8
0.0%
Linguistically isolated households*
79
Population 5 years and over in households*
30,356
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
115
0.4%
5 to 17 years
8
0.0%
18 to 64 years
107
0.4%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
