Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Batesville 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
8,849
100.0%
Speak only English
8,333
94.2%
Speak a language other than English
516
5.8%
Spanish
185
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
133
71.9%
Speak English "well"
10
5.4%
Speak English "not well"
27
14.6%
Speak English "not at all"
15
8.1%
Other Indo-European languages
199
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
167
83.9%
Speak English "well"
2
1.0%
Speak English "not well"
9
4.5%
Speak English "not at all"
21
10.6%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
129
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
31
24.0%
Speak English "well"
12
9.3%
Speak English "not well"
11
8.5%
Speak English "not at all"
75
58.1%
All other languages
3
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
3
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
8,849
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
516
5.8%
5 to 17 years
75
0.8%
18 to 64 years
404
4.6%
65 years and over
37
0.4%
Speak English less than "very well"
182
2.1%
5 to 17 years
13
0.1%
18 to 64 years
150
1.7%
65 years and over
19
0.2%
Linguistically isolated households*
34
Population 5 years and over in households*
8,046
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
113
1.4%
5 to 17 years
9
0.1%
18 to 64 years
91
1.1%
65 years and over
13
0.2%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
