Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Hibbing 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
16,153
100.0%
Speak only English
15,280
94.6%
Speak a language other than English
873
5.4%
Spanish
231
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
140
60.6%
Speak English "well"
19
8.2%
Speak English "not well"
72
31.2%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
534
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
423
79.2%
Speak English "well"
75
14.0%
Speak English "not well"
36
6.7%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
9
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
9
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
99
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
75
75.8%
Speak English "well"
10
10.1%
Speak English "not well"
14
14.1%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
16,153
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
873
5.4%
5 to 17 years
171
1.1%
18 to 64 years
421
2.6%
65 years and over
281
1.7%
Speak English less than "very well"
226
1.4%
5 to 17 years
58
0.4%
18 to 64 years
117
0.7%
65 years and over
51
0.3%
Linguistically isolated households*
61
Population 5 years and over in households*
15,782
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
69
0.4%
5 to 17 years
0
0.0%
18 to 64 years
38
0.2%
65 years and over
31
0.2%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
