Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Harrisonville 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
8,156
100.0%
Speak only English
7,868
96.5%
Speak a language other than English
288
3.5%
Spanish
130
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
109
83.8%
Speak English "well"
21
16.2%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
110
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
95
86.4%
Speak English "well"
8
7.3%
Speak English "not well"
7
6.4%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
48
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
7
14.6%
Speak English "well"
33
68.8%
Speak English "not well"
8
16.7%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
0
Speak English "very well"
0
Speak English "well"
0
Speak English "not well"
0
Speak English "not at all"
0
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
8,156
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
288
3.5%
5 to 17 years
94
1.2%
18 to 64 years
177
2.2%
65 years and over
17
0.2%
Speak English less than "very well"
77
0.9%
5 to 17 years
29
0.4%
18 to 64 years
48
0.6%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
Linguistically isolated households*
10
Population 5 years and over in households*
7,791
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
10
0.1%
5 to 17 years
0
0.0%
18 to 64 years
10
0.1%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
