Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Ballwin 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
29,022
100.0%
Speak only English
26,998
93.0%
Speak a language other than English
2,024
7.0%
Spanish
427
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
301
70.5%
Speak English "well"
80
18.7%
Speak English "not well"
46
10.8%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
1,011
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
771
76.3%
Speak English "well"
169
16.7%
Speak English "not well"
50
4.9%
Speak English "not at all"
21
2.1%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
529
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
330
62.4%
Speak English "well"
153
28.9%
Speak English "not well"
46
8.7%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
57
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
49
86.0%
Speak English "well"
8
14.0%
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
29,022
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
2,024
7.0%
5 to 17 years
328
1.1%
18 to 64 years
1,458
5.0%
65 years and over
238
0.8%
Speak English less than "very well"
573
2.0%
5 to 17 years
84
0.3%
18 to 64 years
400
1.4%
65 years and over
89
0.3%
Linguistically isolated households*
87
Population 5 years and over in households*
29,021
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
179
0.6%
5 to 17 years
23
0.1%
18 to 64 years
106
0.4%
65 years and over
50
0.2%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
