Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Alpine 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
12,321
100.0%
Speak only English
11,046
89.7%
Speak a language other than English
1,275
10.3%
Spanish
935
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
589
63.0%
Speak English "well"
238
25.5%
Speak English "not well"
91
9.7%
Speak English "not at all"
17
1.8%
Other Indo-European languages
164
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
70
42.7%
Speak English "well"
85
51.8%
Speak English "not well"
9
5.5%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
144
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
118
81.9%
Speak English "well"
26
18.1%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
32
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
24
75.0%
Speak English "well"
8
25.0%
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
12,321
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
1,275
10.3%
5 to 17 years
298
2.4%
18 to 64 years
787
6.4%
65 years and over
190
1.5%
Speak English less than "very well"
474
3.8%
5 to 17 years
94
0.8%
18 to 64 years
277
2.2%
65 years and over
103
0.8%
Linguistically isolated households*
103
Population 5 years and over in households*
12,174
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
207
1.7%
5 to 17 years
20
0.2%
18 to 64 years
145
1.2%
65 years and over
42
0.3%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
