Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. King 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
5,427
100.0%
Speak only English
5,239
96.5%
Speak a language other than English
188
3.5%
Spanish
98
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
37
37.8%
Speak English "well"
51
52.0%
Speak English "not well"
10
10.2%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
79
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
52
65.8%
Speak English "well"
27
34.2%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
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
11
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
5
45.5%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
6
54.5%
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
5,427
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
188
3.5%
5 to 17 years
37
0.7%
18 to 64 years
113
2.1%
65 years and over
38
0.7%
Speak English less than "very well"
94
1.7%
5 to 17 years
22
0.4%
18 to 64 years
40
0.7%
65 years and over
32
0.6%
Linguistically isolated households*
26
Population 5 years and over in households*
5,177
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
56
1.1%
5 to 17 years
16
0.3%
18 to 64 years
21
0.4%
65 years and over
19
0.4%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
