Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Tooele 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
19,686
100.0%
Speak only English
18,506
94.0%
Speak a language other than English
1,180
6.0%
Spanish
859
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
582
67.8%
Speak English "well"
164
19.1%
Speak English "not well"
85
9.9%
Speak English "not at all"
28
3.3%
Other Indo-European languages
220
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
133
60.5%
Speak English "well"
70
31.8%
Speak English "not well"
17
7.7%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
83
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
57
68.7%
Speak English "well"
6
7.2%
Speak English "not well"
16
19.3%
Speak English "not at all"
4
4.8%
All other languages
18
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
14
77.8%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not well"
4
22.2%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
19,686
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
1,180
6.0%
5 to 17 years
206
1.0%
18 to 64 years
850
4.3%
65 years and over
124
0.6%
Speak English less than "very well"
394
2.0%
5 to 17 years
70
0.4%
18 to 64 years
269
1.4%
65 years and over
55
0.3%
Linguistically isolated households*
90
Population 5 years and over in households*
19,543
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
188
1.0%
5 to 17 years
40
0.2%
18 to 64 years
115
0.6%
65 years and over
33
0.2%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
