Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. North Little Rock 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
56,112
100.0%
Speak only English
53,325
95.0%
Speak a language other than English
2,787
5.0%
Spanish
1,679
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
1,005
59.9%
Speak English "well"
323
19.2%
Speak English "not well"
282
16.8%
Speak English "not at all"
69
4.1%
Other Indo-European languages
637
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
428
67.2%
Speak English "well"
151
23.7%
Speak English "not well"
41
6.4%
Speak English "not at all"
17
2.7%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
325
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
145
44.6%
Speak English "well"
69
21.2%
Speak English "not well"
84
25.8%
Speak English "not at all"
27
8.3%
All other languages
146
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
119
81.5%
Speak English "well"
27
18.5%
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
56,112
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
2,787
5.0%
5 to 17 years
486
0.9%
18 to 64 years
2,068
3.7%
65 years and over
233
0.4%
Speak English less than "very well"
1,090
1.9%
5 to 17 years
217
0.4%
18 to 64 years
822
1.5%
65 years and over
51
0.1%
Linguistically isolated households*
251
Population 5 years and over in households*
55,593
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
715
1.3%
5 to 17 years
202
0.4%
18 to 64 years
493
0.9%
65 years and over
20
0.0%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
