Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Canon 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
14,480
100.0%
Speak only English
13,567
93.7%
Speak a language other than English
913
6.3%
Spanish
522
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
356
68.2%
Speak English "well"
75
14.4%
Speak English "not well"
91
17.4%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
337
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
270
80.1%
Speak English "well"
59
17.5%
Speak English "not well"
8
2.4%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
40
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
29
72.5%
Speak English "well"
4
10.0%
Speak English "not well"
7
17.5%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
14
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
14
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
14,480
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
913
6.3%
5 to 17 years
131
0.9%
18 to 64 years
581
4.0%
65 years and over
201
1.4%
Speak English less than "very well"
244
1.7%
5 to 17 years
53
0.4%
18 to 64 years
174
1.2%
65 years and over
17
0.1%
Linguistically isolated households*
26
Population 5 years and over in households*
13,064
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
75
0.6%
5 to 17 years
16
0.1%
18 to 64 years
59
0.5%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
