Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Craig 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
8,480
100.0%
Speak only English
7,708
90.9%
Speak a language other than English
772
9.1%
Spanish
648
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
257
39.7%
Speak English "well"
117
18.1%
Speak English "not well"
168
25.9%
Speak English "not at all"
106
16.4%
Other Indo-European languages
100
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
80
80.0%
Speak English "well"
20
20.0%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
24
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
24
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
8,480
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
772
9.1%
5 to 17 years
161
1.9%
18 to 64 years
535
6.3%
65 years and over
76
0.9%
Speak English less than "very well"
411
4.8%
5 to 17 years
93
1.1%
18 to 64 years
299
3.5%
65 years and over
19
0.2%
Linguistically isolated households*
96
Population 5 years and over in households*
8,225
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
300
3.6%
5 to 17 years
86
1.0%
18 to 64 years
205
2.5%
65 years and over
9
0.1%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
