Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Silverton 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
6,891
100.0%
Speak only English
6,228
90.4%
Speak a language other than English
663
9.6%
Spanish
580
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
410
70.7%
Speak English "well"
56
9.7%
Speak English "not well"
57
9.8%
Speak English "not at all"
57
9.8%
Other Indo-European languages
49
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
49
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
34
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
26
76.5%
Speak English "well"
8
23.5%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
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
6,891
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
663
9.6%
5 to 17 years
243
3.5%
18 to 64 years
386
5.6%
65 years and over
34
0.5%
Speak English less than "very well"
178
2.6%
5 to 17 years
52
0.8%
18 to 64 years
126
1.8%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
Linguistically isolated households*
20
Population 5 years and over in households*
6,810
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
57
0.8%
5 to 17 years
26
0.4%
18 to 64 years
31
0.5%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
