Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Prescott 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
33,211
100.0%
Speak only English
30,524
91.9%
Speak a language other than English
2,687
8.1%
Spanish
1,619
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
1,007
62.2%
Speak English "well"
277
17.1%
Speak English "not well"
250
15.4%
Speak English "not at all"
85
5.3%
Other Indo-European languages
740
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
642
86.8%
Speak English "well"
72
9.7%
Speak English "not well"
26
3.5%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
213
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
123
57.7%
Speak English "well"
49
23.0%
Speak English "not well"
41
19.2%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
115
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
78
67.8%
Speak English "well"
28
24.3%
Speak English "not well"
9
7.8%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
33,211
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
2,687
8.1%
5 to 17 years
351
1.1%
18 to 64 years
1,708
5.1%
65 years and over
628
1.9%
Speak English less than "very well"
837
2.5%
5 to 17 years
129
0.4%
18 to 64 years
504
1.5%
65 years and over
204
0.6%
Linguistically isolated households*
206
Population 5 years and over in households*
31,219
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
459
1.5%
5 to 17 years
96
0.3%
18 to 64 years
271
0.9%
65 years and over
92
0.3%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
