Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Muscle Shoals 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
11,205
100.0%
Speak only English
11,020
98.3%
Speak a language other than English
185
1.7%
Spanish
113
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
85
75.2%
Speak English "well"
23
20.4%
Speak English "not well"
5
4.4%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
54
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
54
100.0%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
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
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%
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
11,205
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
185
1.7%
5 to 17 years
15
0.1%
18 to 64 years
152
1.4%
65 years and over
18
0.2%
Speak English less than "very well"
28
0.2%
5 to 17 years
8
0.1%
18 to 64 years
11
0.1%
65 years and over
9
0.1%
Linguistically isolated households*
0
Population 5 years and over in households*
10,961
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"
