Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Whiteriver 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
4,823
100.0%
Speak only English
2,410
50.0%
Speak a language other than English
2,413
50.0%
Spanish
27
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
27
100.0%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
19
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not well"
19
100.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
0
Speak English "very well"
0
Speak English "well"
0
Speak English "not well"
0
Speak English "not at all"
0
All other languages
2,367
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
1,500
63.4%
Speak English "well"
728
30.8%
Speak English "not well"
139
5.9%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
4,823
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
2,413
50.0%
5 to 17 years
386
8.0%
18 to 64 years
1,899
39.4%
65 years and over
128
2.7%
Speak English less than "very well"
886
18.4%
5 to 17 years
204
4.2%
18 to 64 years
630
13.1%
65 years and over
52
1.1%
Linguistically isolated households*
181
Population 5 years and over in households*
4,717
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
441
9.3%
5 to 17 years
110
2.3%
18 to 64 years
302
6.4%
65 years and over
29
0.6%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
