Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Reserve 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
8,609
100.0%
Speak only English
8,171
94.9%
Speak a language other than English
438
5.1%
Spanish
220
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
107
48.6%
Speak English "well"
71
32.3%
Speak English "not well"
42
19.1%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
190
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
149
78.4%
Speak English "well"
27
14.2%
Speak English "not well"
14
7.4%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
28
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
28
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
0
Speak English "very well"
0
Speak English "well"
0
Speak English "not well"
0
Speak English "not at all"
0
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
8,609
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
438
5.1%
5 to 17 years
67
0.8%
18 to 64 years
235
2.7%
65 years and over
136
1.6%
Speak English less than "very well"
154
1.8%
5 to 17 years
40
0.5%
18 to 64 years
83
1.0%
65 years and over
31
0.4%
Linguistically isolated households*
26
Population 5 years and over in households*
8,603
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
77
0.9%
5 to 17 years
21
0.2%
18 to 64 years
35
0.4%
65 years and over
21
0.2%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
