Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Riverton 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
22,085
100.0%
Speak only English
20,909
94.7%
Speak a language other than English
1,176
5.3%
Spanish
661
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
526
79.6%
Speak English "well"
48
7.3%
Speak English "not well"
87
13.2%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
270
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
222
82.2%
Speak English "well"
25
9.3%
Speak English "not well"
23
8.5%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
227
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
143
63.0%
Speak English "well"
53
23.3%
Speak English "not well"
18
7.9%
Speak English "not at all"
13
5.7%
All other languages
18
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
9
50.0%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not well"
9
50.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
22,085
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
1,176
5.3%
5 to 17 years
287
1.3%
18 to 64 years
871
3.9%
65 years and over
18
0.1%
Speak English less than "very well"
276
1.2%
5 to 17 years
38
0.2%
18 to 64 years
225
1.0%
65 years and over
13
0.1%
Linguistically isolated households*
17
Population 5 years and over in households*
22,029
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
76
0.3%
5 to 17 years
25
0.1%
18 to 64 years
38
0.2%
65 years and over
13
0.1%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
