Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Wheat Ridge 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
30,925
100.0%
Speak only English
27,747
89.7%
Speak a language other than English
3,178
10.3%
Spanish
2,071
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
1,164
56.2%
Speak English "well"
296
14.3%
Speak English "not well"
464
22.4%
Speak English "not at all"
147
7.1%
Other Indo-European languages
759
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
472
62.2%
Speak English "well"
199
26.2%
Speak English "not well"
53
7.0%
Speak English "not at all"
35
4.6%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
263
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
109
41.4%
Speak English "well"
63
24.0%
Speak English "not well"
57
21.7%
Speak English "not at all"
34
12.9%
All other languages
85
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
56
65.9%
Speak English "well"
18
21.2%
Speak English "not well"
11
12.9%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
30,925
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
3,178
10.3%
5 to 17 years
468
1.5%
18 to 64 years
2,276
7.4%
65 years and over
434
1.4%
Speak English less than "very well"
1,377
4.5%
5 to 17 years
192
0.6%
18 to 64 years
1,023
3.3%
65 years and over
162
0.5%
Linguistically isolated households*
368
Population 5 years and over in households*
30,084
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
885
2.9%
5 to 17 years
157
0.5%
18 to 64 years
602
2.0%
65 years and over
126
0.4%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
