Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Basalt 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
2,485
100.0%
Speak only English
2,021
81.3%
Speak a language other than English
464
18.7%
Spanish
296
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
115
38.9%
Speak English "well"
77
26.0%
Speak English "not well"
55
18.6%
Speak English "not at all"
49
16.6%
Other Indo-European languages
94
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
88
93.6%
Speak English "well"
3
3.2%
Speak English "not well"
3
3.2%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
51
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
47
92.2%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not well"
4
7.8%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
23
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
18
78.3%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not well"
5
21.7%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
2,485
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
464
18.7%
5 to 17 years
68
2.7%
18 to 64 years
396
15.9%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
Speak English less than "very well"
196
7.9%
5 to 17 years
20
0.8%
18 to 64 years
176
7.1%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
Linguistically isolated households*
26
Population 5 years and over in households*
2,485
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
104
4.2%
5 to 17 years
12
0.5%
18 to 64 years
92
3.7%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
