Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Salida 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
5,153
100.0%
Speak only English
4,636
90.0%
Speak a language other than English
517
10.0%
Spanish
294
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
178
60.5%
Speak English "well"
51
17.3%
Speak English "not well"
65
22.1%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
184
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
143
77.7%
Speak English "well"
29
15.8%
Speak English "not well"
12
6.5%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
26
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
15
57.7%
Speak English "well"
11
42.3%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
13
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
13
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
5,153
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
517
10.0%
5 to 17 years
56
1.1%
18 to 64 years
325
6.3%
65 years and over
136
2.6%
Speak English less than "very well"
168
3.3%
5 to 17 years
36
0.7%
18 to 64 years
86
1.7%
65 years and over
46
0.9%
Linguistically isolated households*
39
Population 5 years and over in households*
5,027
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
62
1.2%
5 to 17 years
5
0.1%
18 to 64 years
25
0.5%
65 years and over
32
0.6%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
