Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Dodge City 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
22,630
100.0%
Speak only English
13,805
61.0%
Speak a language other than English
8,825
39.0%
Spanish
8,037
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
3,394
42.2%
Speak English "well"
1,451
18.1%
Speak English "not well"
1,822
22.7%
Speak English "not at all"
1,370
17.0%
Other Indo-European languages
108
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
46
42.6%
Speak English "well"
34
31.5%
Speak English "not well"
28
25.9%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
664
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
251
37.8%
Speak English "well"
79
11.9%
Speak English "not well"
222
33.4%
Speak English "not at all"
112
16.9%
All other languages
16
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
9
56.3%
Speak English "well"
7
43.8%
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
22,630
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
8,825
39.0%
5 to 17 years
2,457
10.9%
18 to 64 years
6,140
27.1%
65 years and over
228
1.0%
Speak English less than "very well"
5,125
22.6%
5 to 17 years
846
3.7%
18 to 64 years
4,158
18.4%
65 years and over
121
0.5%
Linguistically isolated households*
1,001
Population 5 years and over in households*
22,124
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
3,039
13.7%
5 to 17 years
763
3.4%
18 to 64 years
2,217
10.0%
65 years and over
59
0.3%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
