Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Yerington 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
2,596
100.0%
Speak only English
2,193
84.5%
Speak a language other than English
403
15.5%
Spanish
374
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
216
57.8%
Speak English "well"
94
25.1%
Speak English "not well"
54
14.4%
Speak English "not at all"
10
2.7%
Other Indo-European languages
16
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
16
100.0%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
0
Speak English "very well"
0
Speak English "well"
0
Speak English "not well"
0
Speak English "not at all"
0
All other languages
13
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
10
76.9%
Speak English "well"
3
23.1%
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
2,596
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
403
15.5%
5 to 17 years
91
3.5%
18 to 64 years
293
11.3%
65 years and over
19
0.7%
Speak English less than "very well"
161
6.2%
5 to 17 years
25
1.0%
18 to 64 years
134
5.2%
65 years and over
2
0.1%
Linguistically isolated households*
48
Population 5 years and over in households*
2,485
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
124
5.0%
5 to 17 years
43
1.7%
18 to 64 years
81
3.3%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
