Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Eden Prairie 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
50,564
100.0%
Speak only English
45,163
89.3%
Speak a language other than English
5,401
10.7%
Spanish
1,044
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
705
67.5%
Speak English "well"
182
17.4%
Speak English "not well"
101
9.7%
Speak English "not at all"
56
5.4%
Other Indo-European languages
2,080
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
1,313
63.1%
Speak English "well"
371
17.8%
Speak English "not well"
364
17.5%
Speak English "not at all"
32
1.5%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
1,747
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
724
41.4%
Speak English "well"
553
31.7%
Speak English "not well"
387
22.2%
Speak English "not at all"
83
4.8%
All other languages
530
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
249
47.0%
Speak English "well"
175
33.0%
Speak English "not well"
92
17.4%
Speak English "not at all"
14
2.6%
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
50,564
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
5,401
10.7%
5 to 17 years
1,224
2.4%
18 to 64 years
3,930
7.8%
65 years and over
247
0.5%
Speak English less than "very well"
2,410
4.8%
5 to 17 years
399
0.8%
18 to 64 years
1,845
3.6%
65 years and over
166
0.3%
Linguistically isolated households*
608
Population 5 years and over in households*
50,390
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
1,431
2.8%
5 to 17 years
280
0.6%
18 to 64 years
1,015
2.0%
65 years and over
136
0.3%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
