Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Show Low 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
7,097
100.0%
Speak only English
6,427
90.6%
Speak a language other than English
670
9.4%
Spanish
384
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
244
63.5%
Speak English "well"
80
20.8%
Speak English "not well"
60
15.6%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
87
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
87
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
31
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "well"
31
100.0%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
168
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
127
75.6%
Speak English "well"
7
4.2%
Speak English "not well"
30
17.9%
Speak English "not at all"
4
2.4%
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
7,097
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
670
9.4%
5 to 17 years
135
1.9%
18 to 64 years
440
6.2%
65 years and over
95
1.3%
Speak English less than "very well"
212
3.0%
5 to 17 years
25
0.4%
18 to 64 years
147
2.1%
65 years and over
40
0.6%
Linguistically isolated households*
32
Population 5 years and over in households*
7,009
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
61
0.9%
5 to 17 years
17
0.2%
18 to 64 years
44
0.6%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
