Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Tahlequah 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
13,642
100.0%
Speak only English
12,229
89.6%
Speak a language other than English
1,413
10.4%
Spanish
886
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
401
45.3%
Speak English "well"
135
15.2%
Speak English "not well"
241
27.2%
Speak English "not at all"
109
12.3%
Other Indo-European languages
190
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
140
73.7%
Speak English "well"
45
23.7%
Speak English "not well"
5
2.6%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
56
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
26
46.4%
Speak English "well"
30
53.6%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
281
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
229
81.5%
Speak English "well"
25
8.9%
Speak English "not well"
27
9.6%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
13,642
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
1,413
10.4%
5 to 17 years
325
2.4%
18 to 64 years
948
6.9%
65 years and over
140
1.0%
Speak English less than "very well"
617
4.5%
5 to 17 years
111
0.8%
18 to 64 years
468
3.4%
65 years and over
38
0.3%
Linguistically isolated households*
133
Population 5 years and over in households*
12,188
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
325
2.7%
5 to 17 years
46
0.4%
18 to 64 years
266
2.2%
65 years and over
13
0.1%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
