Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Weiser 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
4,888
100.0%
Speak only English
3,885
79.5%
Speak a language other than English
1,003
20.5%
Spanish
935
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
522
55.8%
Speak English "well"
108
11.6%
Speak English "not well"
196
21.0%
Speak English "not at all"
109
11.7%
Other Indo-European languages
49
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
49
100.0%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
13
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
13
100.0%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
6
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
6
100.0%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
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
4,888
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
1,003
20.5%
5 to 17 years
208
4.3%
18 to 64 years
725
14.8%
65 years and over
70
1.4%
Speak English less than "very well"
413
8.4%
5 to 17 years
49
1.0%
18 to 64 years
351
7.2%
65 years and over
13
0.3%
Linguistically isolated households*
94
Population 5 years and over in households*
4,743
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
247
5.2%
5 to 17 years
34
0.7%
18 to 64 years
213
4.5%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
