Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Ridgeland 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
2,395
100.0%
Speak only English
2,082
86.9%
Speak a language other than English
313
13.1%
Spanish
276
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
107
38.8%
Speak English "well"
11
4.0%
Speak English "not well"
68
24.6%
Speak English "not at all"
90
32.6%
Other Indo-European languages
35
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
21
60.0%
Speak English "well"
9
25.7%
Speak English "not well"
5
14.3%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
2
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
2
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
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
2,395
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
313
13.1%
5 to 17 years
43
1.8%
18 to 64 years
267
11.1%
65 years and over
3
0.1%
Speak English less than "very well"
183
7.6%
5 to 17 years
7
0.3%
18 to 64 years
176
7.3%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
Linguistically isolated households*
29
Population 5 years and over in households*
1,143
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
103
9.0%
5 to 17 years
10
0.9%
18 to 64 years
93
8.1%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
