Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Everett 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
84,120
100.0%
Speak only English
70,820
84.2%
Speak a language other than English
13,300
15.8%
Spanish
4,086
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
1,899
46.5%
Speak English "well"
1,056
25.8%
Speak English "not well"
766
18.7%
Speak English "not at all"
365
8.9%
Other Indo-European languages
3,972
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
2,037
51.3%
Speak English "well"
731
18.4%
Speak English "not well"
893
22.5%
Speak English "not at all"
311
7.8%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
4,538
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
2,096
46.2%
Speak English "well"
1,383
30.5%
Speak English "not well"
894
19.7%
Speak English "not at all"
165
3.6%
All other languages
704
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
467
66.3%
Speak English "well"
173
24.6%
Speak English "not well"
53
7.5%
Speak English "not at all"
11
1.6%
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
84,120
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
13,300
15.8%
5 to 17 years
2,374
2.8%
18 to 64 years
10,105
12.0%
65 years and over
821
1.0%
Speak English less than "very well"
6,801
8.1%
5 to 17 years
825
1.0%
18 to 64 years
5,526
6.6%
65 years and over
450
0.5%
Linguistically isolated households*
1,820
Population 5 years and over in households*
79,943
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
4,633
5.8%
5 to 17 years
1,030
1.3%
18 to 64 years
3,326
4.2%
65 years and over
277
0.3%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
