Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Truth or Consequences 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
6,943
100.0%
Speak only English
5,469
78.8%
Speak a language other than English
1,474
21.2%
Spanish
1,380
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
1,094
79.3%
Speak English "well"
157
11.4%
Speak English "not well"
71
5.1%
Speak English "not at all"
58
4.2%
Other Indo-European languages
77
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
68
88.3%
Speak English "well"
2
2.6%
Speak English "not well"
7
9.1%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
17
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
12
70.6%
Speak English "well"
5
29.4%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
0
Speak English "very well"
0
Speak English "well"
0
Speak English "not well"
0
Speak English "not at all"
0
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
6,943
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
1,474
21.2%
5 to 17 years
298
4.3%
18 to 64 years
839
12.1%
65 years and over
337
4.9%
Speak English less than "very well"
300
4.3%
5 to 17 years
54
0.8%
18 to 64 years
171
2.5%
65 years and over
75
1.1%
Linguistically isolated households*
77
Population 5 years and over in households*
6,685
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
147
2.2%
5 to 17 years
46
0.7%
18 to 64 years
60
0.9%
65 years and over
41
0.6%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
