Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Vail 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
2,850
100.0%
Speak only English
2,575
90.4%
Speak a language other than English
275
9.6%
Spanish
180
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
120
66.7%
Speak English "well"
21
11.7%
Speak English "not well"
39
21.7%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
63
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
57
90.5%
Speak English "well"
5
7.9%
Speak English "not well"
1
1.6%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
30
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
4
13.3%
Speak English "well"
15
50.0%
Speak English "not well"
11
36.7%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
2
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
2
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
2,850
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
275
9.6%
5 to 17 years
21
0.7%
18 to 64 years
254
8.9%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
Speak English less than "very well"
92
3.2%
5 to 17 years
18
0.6%
18 to 64 years
74
2.6%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
Linguistically isolated households*
3
Population 5 years and over in households*
2,840
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
4
0.1%
5 to 17 years
1
0.0%
18 to 64 years
3
0.1%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
