Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Rupert 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
5,143
100.0%
Speak only English
3,603
70.1%
Speak a language other than English
1,540
29.9%
Spanish
1,474
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
780
52.9%
Speak English "well"
313
21.2%
Speak English "not well"
264
17.9%
Speak English "not at all"
117
7.9%
Other Indo-European languages
41
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
17
41.5%
Speak English "well"
12
29.3%
Speak English "not well"
12
29.3%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
14
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
14
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
11
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
11
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
5,143
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
1,540
29.9%
5 to 17 years
407
7.9%
18 to 64 years
1,022
19.9%
65 years and over
111
2.2%
Speak English less than "very well"
718
14.0%
5 to 17 years
138
2.7%
18 to 64 years
516
10.0%
65 years and over
64
1.2%
Linguistically isolated households*
158
Population 5 years and over in households*
5,066
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
469
9.3%
5 to 17 years
167
3.3%
18 to 64 years
271
5.3%
65 years and over
31
0.6%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
