Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Los Alamos 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
11,198
100.0%
Speak only English
9,725
86.8%
Speak a language other than English
1,473
13.2%
Spanish
727
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
521
71.7%
Speak English "well"
129
17.7%
Speak English "not well"
59
8.1%
Speak English "not at all"
18
2.5%
Other Indo-European languages
336
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
235
69.9%
Speak English "well"
74
22.0%
Speak English "not well"
27
8.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
364
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
196
53.8%
Speak English "well"
137
37.6%
Speak English "not well"
31
8.5%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
46
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
30
65.2%
Speak English "well"
16
34.8%
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
11,198
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
1,473
13.2%
5 to 17 years
176
1.6%
18 to 64 years
1,060
9.5%
65 years and over
237
2.1%
Speak English less than "very well"
491
4.4%
5 to 17 years
71
0.6%
18 to 64 years
341
3.0%
65 years and over
79
0.7%
Linguistically isolated households*
111
Population 5 years and over in households*
11,118
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
210
1.9%
5 to 17 years
27
0.2%
18 to 64 years
150
1.3%
65 years and over
33
0.3%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
