Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Yankton 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
12,681
100.0%
Speak only English
11,944
94.2%
Speak a language other than English
737
5.8%
Spanish
324
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
218
67.3%
Speak English "well"
39
12.0%
Speak English "not well"
62
19.1%
Speak English "not at all"
5
1.5%
Other Indo-European languages
306
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
212
69.3%
Speak English "well"
61
19.9%
Speak English "not well"
33
10.8%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
32
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
5
15.6%
Speak English "well"
4
12.5%
Speak English "not well"
23
71.9%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
75
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
40
53.3%
Speak English "well"
25
33.3%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
10
13.3%
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
12,681
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
737
5.8%
5 to 17 years
42
0.3%
18 to 64 years
503
4.0%
65 years and over
192
1.5%
Speak English less than "very well"
262
2.1%
5 to 17 years
17
0.1%
18 to 64 years
209
1.6%
65 years and over
36
0.3%
Linguistically isolated households*
67
Population 5 years and over in households*
11,349
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
130
1.1%
5 to 17 years
12
0.1%
18 to 64 years
108
1.0%
65 years and over
10
0.1%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
