Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Mohave Valley 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
12,741
100.0%
Speak only English
11,636
91.3%
Speak a language other than English
1,105
8.7%
Spanish
876
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
504
57.5%
Speak English "well"
133
15.2%
Speak English "not well"
186
21.2%
Speak English "not at all"
53
6.1%
Other Indo-European languages
161
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
154
95.7%
Speak English "well"
7
4.3%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
51
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
51
100.0%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
17
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
10
58.8%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not well"
7
41.2%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
12,741
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
1,105
8.7%
5 to 17 years
252
2.0%
18 to 64 years
787
6.2%
65 years and over
66
0.5%
Speak English less than "very well"
386
3.0%
5 to 17 years
52
0.4%
18 to 64 years
304
2.4%
65 years and over
30
0.2%
Linguistically isolated households*
67
Population 5 years and over in households*
12,670
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
244
1.9%
5 to 17 years
111
0.9%
18 to 64 years
117
0.9%
65 years and over
16
0.1%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
