Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Silver City 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
9,807
100.0%
Speak only English
5,951
60.7%
Speak a language other than English
3,856
39.3%
Spanish
3,690
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
2,784
75.4%
Speak English "well"
759
20.6%
Speak English "not well"
133
3.6%
Speak English "not at all"
14
0.4%
Other Indo-European languages
97
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
97
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
45
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
45
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
24
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
16
66.7%
Speak English "well"
8
33.3%
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
9,807
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
3,856
39.3%
5 to 17 years
496
5.1%
18 to 64 years
2,801
28.6%
65 years and over
559
5.7%
Speak English less than "very well"
914
9.3%
5 to 17 years
110
1.1%
18 to 64 years
490
5.0%
65 years and over
314
3.2%
Linguistically isolated households*
294
Population 5 years and over in households*
9,403
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
432
4.6%
5 to 17 years
24
0.3%
18 to 64 years
228
2.4%
65 years and over
180
1.9%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
