Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Nome 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
3,264
100.0%
Speak only English
2,726
83.5%
Speak a language other than English
538
16.5%
Spanish
40
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
26
65.0%
Speak English "well"
6
15.0%
Speak English "not well"
8
20.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
55
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
45
81.8%
Speak English "well"
10
18.2%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
40
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
17
42.5%
Speak English "well"
10
25.0%
Speak English "not well"
13
32.5%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
403
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
290
72.0%
Speak English "well"
94
23.3%
Speak English "not well"
19
4.7%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
3,264
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
538
16.5%
5 to 17 years
51
1.6%
18 to 64 years
367
11.2%
65 years and over
120
3.7%
Speak English less than "very well"
160
4.9%
5 to 17 years
6
0.2%
18 to 64 years
105
3.2%
65 years and over
49
1.5%
Linguistically isolated households*
40
Population 5 years and over in households*
3,061
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
63
2.1%
5 to 17 years
6
0.2%
18 to 64 years
34
1.1%
65 years and over
23
0.8%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
