Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Burnsville 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
55,909
100.0%
Speak only English
50,404
90.2%
Speak a language other than English
5,505
9.8%
Spanish
1,917
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
1,039
54.2%
Speak English "well"
352
18.4%
Speak English "not well"
401
20.9%
Speak English "not at all"
125
6.5%
Other Indo-European languages
1,670
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
1,137
68.1%
Speak English "well"
201
12.0%
Speak English "not well"
227
13.6%
Speak English "not at all"
105
6.3%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
1,425
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
735
51.6%
Speak English "well"
376
26.4%
Speak English "not well"
266
18.7%
Speak English "not at all"
48
3.4%
All other languages
493
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
325
65.9%
Speak English "well"
88
17.8%
Speak English "not well"
71
14.4%
Speak English "not at all"
9
1.8%
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
55,909
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
5,505
9.8%
5 to 17 years
1,322
2.4%
18 to 64 years
4,008
7.2%
65 years and over
175
0.3%
Speak English less than "very well"
2,269
4.1%
5 to 17 years
435
0.8%
18 to 64 years
1,724
3.1%
65 years and over
110
0.2%
Linguistically isolated households*
481
Population 5 years and over in households*
55,565
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
1,359
2.4%
5 to 17 years
313
0.6%
18 to 64 years
970
1.7%
65 years and over
76
0.1%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
