Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Evergreen 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
8,676
100.0%
Speak only English
8,167
94.1%
Speak a language other than English
509
5.9%
Spanish
220
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
178
80.9%
Speak English "well"
27
12.3%
Speak English "not well"
15
6.8%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
234
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
184
78.6%
Speak English "well"
35
15.0%
Speak English "not well"
15
6.4%
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
55
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
55
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
8,676
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
509
5.9%
5 to 17 years
59
0.7%
18 to 64 years
390
4.5%
65 years and over
60
0.7%
Speak English less than "very well"
92
1.1%
5 to 17 years
0
0.0%
18 to 64 years
84
1.0%
65 years and over
8
0.1%
Linguistically isolated households*
5
Population 5 years and over in households*
8,638
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
5
0.1%
5 to 17 years
0
0.0%
18 to 64 years
5
0.1%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
