Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Canyon 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
12,085
100.0%
Speak only English
10,868
89.9%
Speak a language other than English
1,217
10.1%
Spanish
868
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
577
66.5%
Speak English "well"
154
17.7%
Speak English "not well"
108
12.4%
Speak English "not at all"
29
3.3%
Other Indo-European languages
119
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
112
94.1%
Speak English "well"
7
5.9%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
211
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
54
25.6%
Speak English "well"
77
36.5%
Speak English "not well"
80
37.9%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
19
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
12
63.2%
Speak English "well"
7
36.8%
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
12,085
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
1,217
10.1%
5 to 17 years
118
1.0%
18 to 64 years
1,026
8.5%
65 years and over
73
0.6%
Speak English less than "very well"
462
3.8%
5 to 17 years
21
0.2%
18 to 64 years
373
3.1%
65 years and over
68
0.6%
Linguistically isolated households*
181
Population 5 years and over in households*
10,716
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
329
3.1%
5 to 17 years
42
0.4%
18 to 64 years
233
2.2%
65 years and over
54
0.5%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
