Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Lyman 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
2,576
100.0%
Speak only English
2,465
95.7%
Speak a language other than English
111
4.3%
Spanish
87
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
69
79.3%
Speak English "well"
18
20.7%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
5
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "well"
5
100.0%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
13
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
13
100.0%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
6
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
6
100.0%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
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
2,576
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
111
4.3%
5 to 17 years
15
0.6%
18 to 64 years
83
3.2%
65 years and over
13
0.5%
Speak English less than "very well"
23
0.9%
5 to 17 years
0
0.0%
18 to 64 years
23
0.9%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
Linguistically isolated households*
7
Population 5 years and over in households*
2,548
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
7
0.3%
5 to 17 years
0
0.0%
18 to 64 years
7
0.3%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
