Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Alturas 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
2,804
100.0%
Speak only English
2,482
88.5%
Speak a language other than English
322
11.5%
Spanish
255
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
142
55.7%
Speak English "well"
50
19.6%
Speak English "not well"
56
22.0%
Speak English "not at all"
7
2.7%
Other Indo-European 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%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
12
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
7
58.3%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not well"
5
41.7%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
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
2,804
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
322
11.5%
5 to 17 years
100
3.6%
18 to 64 years
208
7.4%
65 years and over
14
0.5%
Speak English less than "very well"
118
4.2%
5 to 17 years
18
0.6%
18 to 64 years
100
3.6%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
Linguistically isolated households*
23
Population 5 years and over in households*
2,724
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
62
2.3%
5 to 17 years
18
0.7%
18 to 64 years
44
1.6%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
