Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Longmont 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
65,757
100.0%
Speak only English
54,303
82.6%
Speak a language other than English
11,454
17.4%
Spanish
8,999
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
3,986
44.3%
Speak English "well"
1,898
21.1%
Speak English "not well"
1,968
21.9%
Speak English "not at all"
1,147
12.7%
Other Indo-European languages
1,399
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
947
67.7%
Speak English "well"
319
22.8%
Speak English "not well"
128
9.1%
Speak English "not at all"
5
0.4%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
903
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
447
49.5%
Speak English "well"
244
27.0%
Speak English "not well"
208
23.0%
Speak English "not at all"
4
0.4%
All other languages
153
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
88
57.5%
Speak English "well"
46
30.1%
Speak English "not well"
19
12.4%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
65,757
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
11,454
17.4%
5 to 17 years
2,717
4.1%
18 to 64 years
8,084
12.3%
65 years and over
653
1.0%
Speak English less than "very well"
5,986
9.1%
5 to 17 years
1,230
1.9%
18 to 64 years
4,459
6.8%
65 years and over
297
0.5%
Linguistically isolated households*
1,050
Population 5 years and over in households*
65,150
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
3,598
5.5%
5 to 17 years
1,011
1.6%
18 to 64 years
2,469
3.8%
65 years and over
118
0.2%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
