Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Luverne 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
4,383
100.0%
Speak only English
4,223
96.3%
Speak a language other than English
160
3.7%
Spanish
33
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
22
66.7%
Speak English "well"
2
6.1%
Speak English "not well"
9
27.3%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
112
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
76
67.9%
Speak English "well"
25
22.3%
Speak English "not well"
11
9.8%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
13
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
7
53.8%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not well"
6
46.2%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
2
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "well"
2
100.0%
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
4,383
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
160
3.7%
5 to 17 years
0
0.0%
18 to 64 years
69
1.6%
65 years and over
91
2.1%
Speak English less than "very well"
55
1.3%
5 to 17 years
0
0.0%
18 to 64 years
24
0.5%
65 years and over
31
0.7%
Linguistically isolated households*
0
Population 5 years and over in households*
4,205
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
0
0.0%
5 to 17 years
0
0.0%
18 to 64 years
0
0.0%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
