Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Lander 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
6,405
100.0%
Speak only English
6,052
94.5%
Speak a language other than English
353
5.5%
Spanish
176
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
96
54.5%
Speak English "well"
37
21.0%
Speak English "not well"
43
24.4%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
63
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
63
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
40
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
9
22.5%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not well"
21
52.5%
Speak English "not at all"
10
25.0%
All other languages
74
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
74
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
6,405
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
353
5.5%
5 to 17 years
100
1.6%
18 to 64 years
231
3.6%
65 years and over
22
0.3%
Speak English less than "very well"
111
1.7%
5 to 17 years
44
0.7%
18 to 64 years
67
1.0%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
Linguistically isolated households*
8
Population 5 years and over in households*
6,091
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
12
0.2%
5 to 17 years
0
0.0%
18 to 64 years
12
0.2%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
