Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Minnetonka 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
48,561
100.0%
Speak only English
44,880
92.4%
Speak a language other than English
3,681
7.6%
Spanish
967
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
686
70.9%
Speak English "well"
132
13.7%
Speak English "not well"
149
15.4%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
1,923
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
1,306
67.9%
Speak English "well"
391
20.3%
Speak English "not well"
148
7.7%
Speak English "not at all"
78
4.1%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
538
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
313
58.2%
Speak English "well"
163
30.3%
Speak English "not well"
62
11.5%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
253
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
207
81.8%
Speak English "well"
23
9.1%
Speak English "not well"
23
9.1%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
48,561
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
3,681
7.6%
5 to 17 years
660
1.4%
18 to 64 years
2,589
5.3%
65 years and over
432
0.9%
Speak English less than "very well"
1,169
2.4%
5 to 17 years
206
0.4%
18 to 64 years
803
1.7%
65 years and over
160
0.3%
Linguistically isolated households*
243
Population 5 years and over in households*
47,925
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
528
1.1%
5 to 17 years
87
0.2%
18 to 64 years
367
0.8%
65 years and over
74
0.2%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
