Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Colville 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
4,614
100.0%
Speak only English
4,490
97.3%
Speak a language other than English
124
2.7%
Spanish
80
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
40
50.0%
Speak English "well"
23
28.8%
Speak English "not well"
17
21.3%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
39
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
19
48.7%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not well"
10
25.6%
Speak English "not at all"
10
25.6%
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
5
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not well"
5
100.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
4,614
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
124
2.7%
5 to 17 years
4
0.1%
18 to 64 years
91
2.0%
65 years and over
29
0.6%
Speak English less than "very well"
65
1.4%
5 to 17 years
0
0.0%
18 to 64 years
48
1.0%
65 years and over
17
0.4%
Linguistically isolated households*
29
Population 5 years and over in households*
4,429
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
48
1.1%
5 to 17 years
0
0.0%
18 to 64 years
31
0.7%
65 years and over
17
0.4%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
