Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Scottsbluff 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
13,861
100.0%
Speak only English
11,412
82.3%
Speak a language other than English
2,449
17.7%
Spanish
2,082
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
1,150
55.2%
Speak English "well"
537
25.8%
Speak English "not well"
308
14.8%
Speak English "not at all"
87
4.2%
Other Indo-European languages
295
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
257
87.1%
Speak English "well"
31
10.5%
Speak English "not well"
7
2.4%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
31
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
12
38.7%
Speak English "well"
17
54.8%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
2
6.5%
All other languages
41
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
28
68.3%
Speak English "well"
13
31.7%
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
13,861
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
2,449
17.7%
5 to 17 years
534
3.9%
18 to 64 years
1,553
11.2%
65 years and over
362
2.6%
Speak English less than "very well"
1,002
7.2%
5 to 17 years
266
1.9%
18 to 64 years
634
4.6%
65 years and over
102
0.7%
Linguistically isolated households*
213
Population 5 years and over in households*
13,527
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
563
4.2%
5 to 17 years
157
1.2%
18 to 64 years
332
2.5%
65 years and over
74
0.5%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
