Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Alva 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
4,924
100.0%
Speak only English
4,800
97.5%
Speak a language other than English
124
2.5%
Spanish
81
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
62
76.5%
Speak English "well"
5
6.2%
Speak English "not well"
14
17.3%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
22
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
14
63.6%
Speak English "well"
8
36.4%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
11
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
11
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
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%
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
4,924
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
124
2.5%
5 to 17 years
41
0.8%
18 to 64 years
77
1.6%
65 years and over
6
0.1%
Speak English less than "very well"
27
0.5%
5 to 17 years
8
0.2%
18 to 64 years
19
0.4%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
Linguistically isolated households*
14
Population 5 years and over in households*
4,464
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
14
0.3%
5 to 17 years
0
0.0%
18 to 64 years
14
0.3%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
