Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Yazoo City 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
13,464
100.0%
Speak only English
12,262
91.1%
Speak a language other than English
1,202
8.9%
Spanish
989
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
425
43.0%
Speak English "well"
175
17.7%
Speak English "not well"
228
23.1%
Speak English "not at all"
161
16.3%
Other Indo-European languages
131
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
98
74.8%
Speak English "well"
29
22.1%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
4
3.1%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
57
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
41
71.9%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not well"
16
28.1%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
25
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
19
76.0%
Speak English "well"
6
24.0%
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
13,464
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
1,202
8.9%
5 to 17 years
91
0.7%
18 to 64 years
1,052
7.8%
65 years and over
59
0.4%
Speak English less than "very well"
619
4.6%
5 to 17 years
15
0.1%
18 to 64 years
595
4.4%
65 years and over
9
0.1%
Linguistically isolated households*
34
Population 5 years and over in households*
11,072
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
105
0.9%
5 to 17 years
25
0.2%
18 to 64 years
80
0.7%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
