Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Gypsum 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
3,364
100.0%
Speak only English
2,455
73.0%
Speak a language other than English
909
27.0%
Spanish
886
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
383
43.2%
Speak English "well"
254
28.7%
Speak English "not well"
155
17.5%
Speak English "not at all"
94
10.6%
Other Indo-European languages
23
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
23
100.0%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
0
Speak English "very well"
0
Speak English "well"
0
Speak English "not well"
0
Speak English "not at all"
0
All other languages
0
Speak English "very well"
0
Speak English "well"
0
Speak English "not well"
0
Speak English "not at all"
0
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
3,364
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
909
27.0%
5 to 17 years
275
8.2%
18 to 64 years
623
18.5%
65 years and over
11
0.3%
Speak English less than "very well"
503
15.0%
5 to 17 years
140
4.2%
18 to 64 years
360
10.7%
65 years and over
3
0.1%
Linguistically isolated households*
87
Population 5 years and over in households*
3,358
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
341
10.2%
5 to 17 years
90
2.7%
18 to 64 years
251
7.5%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
