Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Blythe 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
10,744
100.0%
Speak only English
7,009
65.2%
Speak a language other than English
3,735
34.8%
Spanish
3,663
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
2,083
56.9%
Speak English "well"
837
22.9%
Speak English "not well"
559
15.3%
Speak English "not at all"
184
5.0%
Other Indo-European languages
49
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
28
57.1%
Speak English "well"
15
30.6%
Speak English "not well"
6
12.2%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
10
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
10
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
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%
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
10,744
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
3,735
34.8%
5 to 17 years
860
8.0%
18 to 64 years
2,456
22.9%
65 years and over
419
3.9%
Speak English less than "very well"
1,601
14.9%
5 to 17 years
389
3.6%
18 to 64 years
996
9.3%
65 years and over
216
2.0%
Linguistically isolated households*
292
Population 5 years and over in households*
10,545
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
638
6.1%
5 to 17 years
144
1.4%
18 to 64 years
370
3.5%
65 years and over
124
1.2%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
