Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Sisseton 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
2,419
100.0%
Speak only English
2,244
92.8%
Speak a language other than English
175
7.2%
Spanish
13
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
11
84.6%
Speak English "well"
2
15.4%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
20
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
16
80.0%
Speak English "well"
2
10.0%
Speak English "not well"
2
10.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
9
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
5
55.6%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not well"
4
44.4%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
133
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
103
77.4%
Speak English "well"
30
22.6%
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
2,419
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
175
7.2%
5 to 17 years
20
0.8%
18 to 64 years
84
3.5%
65 years and over
71
2.9%
Speak English less than "very well"
40
1.7%
5 to 17 years
0
0.0%
18 to 64 years
8
0.3%
65 years and over
32
1.3%
Linguistically isolated households*
6
Population 5 years and over in households*
2,312
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
6
0.3%
5 to 17 years
0
0.0%
18 to 64 years
0
0.0%
65 years and over
6
0.3%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
