Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Vernal 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
7,127
100.0%
Speak only English
6,812
95.6%
Speak a language other than English
315
4.4%
Spanish
190
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
133
70.0%
Speak English "well"
32
16.8%
Speak English "not well"
25
13.2%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
58
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
47
81.0%
Speak English "well"
11
19.0%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
31
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
6
19.4%
Speak English "well"
12
38.7%
Speak English "not well"
7
22.6%
Speak English "not at all"
6
19.4%
All other languages
36
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
36
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
7,127
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
315
4.4%
5 to 17 years
61
0.9%
18 to 64 years
210
2.9%
65 years and over
44
0.6%
Speak English less than "very well"
93
1.3%
5 to 17 years
13
0.2%
18 to 64 years
60
0.8%
65 years and over
20
0.3%
Linguistically isolated households*
7
Population 5 years and over in households*
6,910
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
13
0.2%
5 to 17 years
0
0.0%
18 to 64 years
0
0.0%
65 years and over
13
0.2%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
