Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Blue Springs 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
44,344
100.0%
Speak only English
42,699
96.3%
Speak a language other than English
1,645
3.7%
Spanish
665
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
410
61.7%
Speak English "well"
129
19.4%
Speak English "not well"
126
18.9%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
593
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
421
71.0%
Speak English "well"
90
15.2%
Speak English "not well"
82
13.8%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
343
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
237
69.1%
Speak English "well"
89
25.9%
Speak English "not well"
17
5.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
44
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
18
40.9%
Speak English "well"
14
31.8%
Speak English "not well"
12
27.3%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
44,344
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
1,645
3.7%
5 to 17 years
282
0.6%
18 to 64 years
1,234
2.8%
65 years and over
129
0.3%
Speak English less than "very well"
559
1.3%
5 to 17 years
65
0.1%
18 to 64 years
447
1.0%
65 years and over
47
0.1%
Linguistically isolated households*
72
Population 5 years and over in households*
44,093
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
130
0.3%
5 to 17 years
14
0.0%
18 to 64 years
109
0.2%
65 years and over
7
0.0%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
