Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Southaven 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
26,856
100.0%
Speak only English
25,675
95.6%
Speak a language other than English
1,181
4.4%
Spanish
730
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
338
46.3%
Speak English "well"
148
20.3%
Speak English "not well"
154
21.1%
Speak English "not at all"
90
12.3%
Other Indo-European languages
238
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
171
71.8%
Speak English "well"
51
21.4%
Speak English "not well"
16
6.7%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
177
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
100
56.5%
Speak English "well"
67
37.9%
Speak English "not well"
10
5.6%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
36
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
23
63.9%
Speak English "well"
7
19.4%
Speak English "not well"
6
16.7%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
26,856
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
1,181
4.4%
5 to 17 years
184
0.7%
18 to 64 years
943
3.5%
65 years and over
54
0.2%
Speak English less than "very well"
549
2.0%
5 to 17 years
83
0.3%
18 to 64 years
427
1.6%
65 years and over
39
0.1%
Linguistically isolated households*
73
Population 5 years and over in households*
26,736
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
231
0.9%
5 to 17 years
55
0.2%
18 to 64 years
176
0.7%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
