Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Layton 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
52,695
100.0%
Speak only English
48,083
91.2%
Speak a language other than English
4,612
8.8%
Spanish
2,406
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
1,689
70.2%
Speak English "well"
448
18.6%
Speak English "not well"
241
10.0%
Speak English "not at all"
28
1.2%
Other Indo-European languages
1,227
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
958
78.1%
Speak English "well"
191
15.6%
Speak English "not well"
78
6.4%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
835
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
496
59.4%
Speak English "well"
260
31.1%
Speak English "not well"
71
8.5%
Speak English "not at all"
8
1.0%
All other languages
144
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
117
81.3%
Speak English "well"
10
6.9%
Speak English "not well"
17
11.8%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
52,695
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
4,612
8.8%
5 to 17 years
820
1.6%
18 to 64 years
3,366
6.4%
65 years and over
426
0.8%
Speak English less than "very well"
1,352
2.6%
5 to 17 years
213
0.4%
18 to 64 years
973
1.8%
65 years and over
166
0.3%
Linguistically isolated households*
226
Population 5 years and over in households*
52,596
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
487
0.9%
5 to 17 years
68
0.1%
18 to 64 years
350
0.7%
65 years and over
69
0.1%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
