Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Aspen 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
5,578
100.0%
Speak only English
4,990
89.5%
Speak a language other than English
588
10.5%
Spanish
366
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
161
44.0%
Speak English "well"
64
17.5%
Speak English "not well"
110
30.1%
Speak English "not at all"
31
8.5%
Other Indo-European languages
192
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
169
88.0%
Speak English "well"
23
12.0%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
24
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
15
62.5%
Speak English "well"
9
37.5%
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
5,578
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
588
10.5%
5 to 17 years
56
1.0%
18 to 64 years
512
9.2%
65 years and over
20
0.4%
Speak English less than "very well"
237
4.2%
5 to 17 years
22
0.4%
18 to 64 years
215
3.9%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
Linguistically isolated households*
73
Population 5 years and over in households*
5,346
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
163
3.0%
5 to 17 years
13
0.2%
18 to 64 years
150
2.8%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
