Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Hot 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
3,929
100.0%
Speak only English
3,720
94.7%
Speak a language other than English
209
5.3%
Spanish
27
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
27
100.0%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
70
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
48
68.6%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not well"
22
31.4%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
9
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
9
100.0%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
103
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
97
94.2%
Speak English "well"
6
5.8%
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
3,929
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
209
5.3%
5 to 17 years
28
0.7%
18 to 64 years
135
3.4%
65 years and over
46
1.2%
Speak English less than "very well"
28
0.7%
5 to 17 years
0
0.0%
18 to 64 years
20
0.5%
65 years and over
8
0.2%
Linguistically isolated households*
6
Population 5 years and over in households*
3,481
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
6
0.2%
5 to 17 years
0
0.0%
18 to 64 years
6
0.2%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
