Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Gilbert 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
98,362
100.0%
Speak only English
86,140
87.6%
Speak a language other than English
12,222
12.4%
Spanish
6,962
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
4,823
69.3%
Speak English "well"
1,253
18.0%
Speak English "not well"
699
10.0%
Speak English "not at all"
187
2.7%
Other Indo-European languages
2,263
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
1,791
79.1%
Speak English "well"
315
13.9%
Speak English "not well"
149
6.6%
Speak English "not at all"
8
0.4%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
2,435
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
1,625
66.7%
Speak English "well"
548
22.5%
Speak English "not well"
234
9.6%
Speak English "not at all"
28
1.1%
All other languages
562
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
470
83.6%
Speak English "well"
40
7.1%
Speak English "not well"
50
8.9%
Speak English "not at all"
2
0.4%
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
98,362
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
12,222
12.4%
5 to 17 years
2,364
2.4%
18 to 64 years
9,189
9.3%
65 years and over
669
0.7%
Speak English less than "very well"
3,513
3.6%
5 to 17 years
435
0.4%
18 to 64 years
2,690
2.7%
65 years and over
388
0.4%
Linguistically isolated households*
602
Population 5 years and over in households*
98,296
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
1,488
1.5%
5 to 17 years
304
0.3%
18 to 64 years
992
1.0%
65 years and over
192
0.2%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
