Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Eureka 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
6,537
100.0%
Speak only English
6,311
96.5%
Speak a language other than English
226
3.5%
Spanish
104
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
30
28.8%
Speak English "well"
23
22.1%
Speak English "not well"
51
49.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
95
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
77
81.1%
Speak English "well"
18
18.9%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
27
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
9
33.3%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not well"
18
66.7%
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
6,537
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
226
3.5%
5 to 17 years
36
0.6%
18 to 64 years
153
2.3%
65 years and over
37
0.6%
Speak English less than "very well"
110
1.7%
5 to 17 years
21
0.3%
18 to 64 years
89
1.4%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
Linguistically isolated households*
19
Population 5 years and over in households*
6,252
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
19
0.3%
5 to 17 years
0
0.0%
18 to 64 years
19
0.3%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
