Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Pine Bluff 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
50,525
100.0%
Speak only English
48,915
96.8%
Speak a language other than English
1,610
3.2%
Spanish
844
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
432
51.2%
Speak English "well"
237
28.1%
Speak English "not well"
153
18.1%
Speak English "not at all"
22
2.6%
Other Indo-European languages
540
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
367
68.0%
Speak English "well"
86
15.9%
Speak English "not well"
87
16.1%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
150
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
85
56.7%
Speak English "well"
57
38.0%
Speak English "not well"
8
5.3%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
76
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
76
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
50,525
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
1,610
3.2%
5 to 17 years
370
0.7%
18 to 64 years
1,135
2.2%
65 years and over
105
0.2%
Speak English less than "very well"
650
1.3%
5 to 17 years
136
0.3%
18 to 64 years
460
0.9%
65 years and over
54
0.1%
Linguistically isolated households*
121
Population 5 years and over in households*
46,712
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
202
0.4%
5 to 17 years
32
0.1%
18 to 64 years
146
0.3%
65 years and over
24
0.1%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
