Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Maryland Heights 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
24,447
100.0%
Speak only English
21,510
88.0%
Speak a language other than English
2,937
12.0%
Spanish
562
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
293
52.1%
Speak English "well"
116
20.6%
Speak English "not well"
119
21.2%
Speak English "not at all"
34
6.0%
Other Indo-European languages
1,121
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
769
68.6%
Speak English "well"
229
20.4%
Speak English "not well"
123
11.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
1,109
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
546
49.2%
Speak English "well"
366
33.0%
Speak English "not well"
129
11.6%
Speak English "not at all"
68
6.1%
All other languages
145
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
84
57.9%
Speak English "well"
61
42.1%
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
24,447
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
2,937
12.0%
5 to 17 years
490
2.0%
18 to 64 years
2,366
9.7%
65 years and over
81
0.3%
Speak English less than "very well"
1,245
5.1%
5 to 17 years
119
0.5%
18 to 64 years
1,069
4.4%
65 years and over
57
0.2%
Linguistically isolated households*
330
Population 5 years and over in households*
24,114
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
890
3.7%
5 to 17 years
203
0.8%
18 to 64 years
637
2.6%
65 years and over
50
0.2%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
