Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Pueblo 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
95,537
100.0%
Speak only English
78,022
81.7%
Speak a language other than English
17,515
18.3%
Spanish
15,655
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
11,002
70.3%
Speak English "well"
3,003
19.2%
Speak English "not well"
1,422
9.1%
Speak English "not at all"
228
1.5%
Other Indo-European languages
1,260
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
977
77.5%
Speak English "well"
200
15.9%
Speak English "not well"
83
6.6%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
442
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
237
53.6%
Speak English "well"
121
27.4%
Speak English "not well"
78
17.6%
Speak English "not at all"
6
1.4%
All other languages
158
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
145
91.8%
Speak English "well"
13
8.2%
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
95,537
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
17,515
18.3%
5 to 17 years
1,797
1.9%
18 to 64 years
11,239
11.8%
65 years and over
4,479
4.7%
Speak English less than "very well"
5,154
5.4%
5 to 17 years
417
0.4%
18 to 64 years
3,355
3.5%
65 years and over
1,382
1.4%
Linguistically isolated households*
1,513
Population 5 years and over in households*
91,643
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
2,588
2.8%
5 to 17 years
378
0.4%
18 to 64 years
1,409
1.5%
65 years and over
801
0.9%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
