Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Ely 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
3,583
100.0%
Speak only English
3,467
96.8%
Speak a language other than English
116
3.2%
Spanish
10
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
10
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
66
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
59
89.4%
Speak English "well"
6
9.1%
Speak English "not well"
1
1.5%
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
40
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
38
95.0%
Speak English "well"
2
5.0%
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
3,583
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
116
3.2%
5 to 17 years
0
0.0%
18 to 64 years
47
1.3%
65 years and over
69
1.9%
Speak English less than "very well"
9
0.3%
5 to 17 years
0
0.0%
18 to 64 years
1
0.0%
65 years and over
8
0.2%
Linguistically isolated households*
8
Population 5 years and over in households*
3,328
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
8
0.2%
5 to 17 years
0
0.0%
18 to 64 years
0
0.0%
65 years and over
8
0.2%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
