Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. La Junta 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
7,195
100.0%
Speak only English
5,752
79.9%
Speak a language other than English
1,443
20.1%
Spanish
1,343
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
862
64.2%
Speak English "well"
317
23.6%
Speak English "not well"
105
7.8%
Speak English "not at all"
59
4.4%
Other Indo-European languages
75
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
39
52.0%
Speak English "well"
22
29.3%
Speak English "not well"
14
18.7%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
25
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
7
28.0%
Speak English "well"
18
72.0%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
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
7,195
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
1,443
20.1%
5 to 17 years
115
1.6%
18 to 64 years
1,024
14.2%
65 years and over
304
4.2%
Speak English less than "very well"
535
7.4%
5 to 17 years
38
0.5%
18 to 64 years
311
4.3%
65 years and over
186
2.6%
Linguistically isolated households*
151
Population 5 years and over in households*
6,880
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
282
4.1%
5 to 17 years
28
0.4%
18 to 64 years
164
2.4%
65 years and over
90
1.3%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
