Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Rifle 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
6,317
100.0%
Speak only English
5,575
88.3%
Speak a language other than English
742
11.7%
Spanish
716
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
334
46.6%
Speak English "well"
146
20.4%
Speak English "not well"
139
19.4%
Speak English "not at all"
97
13.5%
Other Indo-European languages
26
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
26
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
0
Speak English "very well"
0
Speak English "well"
0
Speak English "not well"
0
Speak English "not at all"
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
6,317
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
742
11.7%
5 to 17 years
186
2.9%
18 to 64 years
556
8.8%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
Speak English less than "very well"
382
6.0%
5 to 17 years
78
1.2%
18 to 64 years
304
4.8%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
Linguistically isolated households*
64
Population 5 years and over in households*
6,203
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
256
4.1%
5 to 17 years
105
1.7%
18 to 64 years
151
2.4%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
