Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Mountain Home 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
10,456
100.0%
Speak only English
9,271
88.7%
Speak a language other than English
1,185
11.3%
Spanish
782
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
471
60.2%
Speak English "well"
87
11.1%
Speak English "not well"
146
18.7%
Speak English "not at all"
78
10.0%
Other Indo-European languages
189
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
138
73.0%
Speak English "well"
38
20.1%
Speak English "not well"
9
4.8%
Speak English "not at all"
4
2.1%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
140
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
51
36.4%
Speak English "well"
26
18.6%
Speak English "not well"
39
27.9%
Speak English "not at all"
24
17.1%
All other languages
74
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
50
67.6%
Speak English "well"
6
8.1%
Speak English "not well"
18
24.3%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
10,456
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
1,185
11.3%
5 to 17 years
315
3.0%
18 to 64 years
816
7.8%
65 years and over
54
0.5%
Speak English less than "very well"
475
4.5%
5 to 17 years
122
1.2%
18 to 64 years
299
2.9%
65 years and over
54
0.5%
Linguistically isolated households*
112
Population 5 years and over in households*
10,336
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
299
2.9%
5 to 17 years
85
0.8%
18 to 64 years
184
1.8%
65 years and over
30
0.3%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
