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
8,743
100.0%
Speak only English
8,114
92.8%
Speak a language other than English
629
7.2%
Spanish
298
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
212
71.1%
Speak English "well"
30
10.1%
Speak English "not well"
50
16.8%
Speak English "not at all"
6
2.0%
Other Indo-European languages
141
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
129
91.5%
Speak English "well"
6
4.3%
Speak English "not well"
6
4.3%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
23
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
23
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
167
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
120
71.9%
Speak English "well"
47
28.1%
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
8,743
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
629
7.2%
5 to 17 years
135
1.5%
18 to 64 years
418
4.8%
65 years and over
76
0.9%
Speak English less than "very well"
145
1.7%
5 to 17 years
20
0.2%
18 to 64 years
115
1.3%
65 years and over
10
0.1%
Linguistically isolated households*
52
Population 5 years and over in households*
8,328
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
80
1.0%
5 to 17 years
22
0.3%
18 to 64 years
54
0.6%
65 years and over
4
0.0%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
