Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Valdez 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
3,752
100.0%
Speak only English
3,525
93.9%
Speak a language other than English
227
6.1%
Spanish
79
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
64
81.0%
Speak English "well"
10
12.7%
Speak English "not well"
5
6.3%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
56
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
41
73.2%
Speak English "well"
10
17.9%
Speak English "not well"
5
8.9%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
57
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
31
54.4%
Speak English "well"
18
31.6%
Speak English "not well"
6
10.5%
Speak English "not at all"
2
3.5%
All other languages
35
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
28
80.0%
Speak English "well"
7
20.0%
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
3,752
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
227
6.1%
5 to 17 years
30
0.8%
18 to 64 years
190
5.1%
65 years and over
7
0.2%
Speak English less than "very well"
63
1.7%
5 to 17 years
5
0.1%
18 to 64 years
51
1.4%
65 years and over
7
0.2%
Linguistically isolated households*
6
Population 5 years and over in households*
3,697
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
6
0.2%
5 to 17 years
0
0.0%
18 to 64 years
4
0.1%
65 years and over
2
0.1%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
