Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. New Ulm 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
12,956
100.0%
Speak only English
12,127
93.6%
Speak a language other than English
829
6.4%
Spanish
174
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
108
62.1%
Speak English "well"
53
30.5%
Speak English "not well"
13
7.5%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
635
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
454
71.5%
Speak English "well"
150
23.6%
Speak English "not well"
19
3.0%
Speak English "not at all"
12
1.9%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
5
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
5
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
15
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
15
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
12,956
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
829
6.4%
5 to 17 years
99
0.8%
18 to 64 years
304
2.3%
65 years and over
426
3.3%
Speak English less than "very well"
247
1.9%
5 to 17 years
50
0.4%
18 to 64 years
52
0.4%
65 years and over
145
1.1%
Linguistically isolated households*
88
Population 5 years and over in households*
12,063
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
133
1.1%
5 to 17 years
11
0.1%
18 to 64 years
20
0.2%
65 years and over
102
0.8%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
