Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Emmett 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
4,942
100.0%
Speak only English
4,351
88.0%
Speak a language other than English
591
12.0%
Spanish
472
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
209
44.3%
Speak English "well"
147
31.1%
Speak English "not well"
81
17.2%
Speak English "not at all"
35
7.4%
Other Indo-European languages
50
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
18
36.0%
Speak English "well"
20
40.0%
Speak English "not well"
6
12.0%
Speak English "not at all"
6
12.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
64
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
40
62.5%
Speak English "well"
13
20.3%
Speak English "not well"
11
17.2%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
5
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
5
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
4,942
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
591
12.0%
5 to 17 years
185
3.7%
18 to 64 years
332
6.7%
65 years and over
74
1.5%
Speak English less than "very well"
319
6.5%
5 to 17 years
90
1.8%
18 to 64 years
198
4.0%
65 years and over
31
0.6%
Linguistically isolated households*
30
Population 5 years and over in households*
4,790
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
80
1.7%
5 to 17 years
31
0.6%
18 to 64 years
45
0.9%
65 years and over
4
0.1%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
