Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Prosser 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
4,291
100.0%
Speak only English
3,138
73.1%
Speak a language other than English
1,153
26.9%
Spanish
1,056
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
434
41.1%
Speak English "well"
175
16.6%
Speak English "not well"
273
25.9%
Speak English "not at all"
174
16.5%
Other Indo-European languages
74
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
74
100.0%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
17
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not well"
17
100.0%
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
4,291
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
1,153
26.9%
5 to 17 years
431
10.0%
18 to 64 years
688
16.0%
65 years and over
34
0.8%
Speak English less than "very well"
639
14.9%
5 to 17 years
196
4.6%
18 to 64 years
435
10.1%
65 years and over
8
0.2%
Linguistically isolated households*
110
Population 5 years and over in households*
4,256
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
324
7.6%
5 to 17 years
95
2.2%
18 to 64 years
229
5.4%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
