Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Cedar City 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
18,733
100.0%
Speak only English
17,227
92.0%
Speak a language other than English
1,506
8.0%
Spanish
787
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
492
62.5%
Speak English "well"
103
13.1%
Speak English "not well"
187
23.8%
Speak English "not at all"
5
0.6%
Other Indo-European languages
322
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
248
77.0%
Speak English "well"
53
16.5%
Speak English "not well"
21
6.5%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
247
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
78
31.6%
Speak English "well"
88
35.6%
Speak English "not well"
57
23.1%
Speak English "not at all"
24
9.7%
All other languages
150
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
111
74.0%
Speak English "well"
35
23.3%
Speak English "not well"
4
2.7%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
18,733
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
1,506
8.0%
5 to 17 years
225
1.2%
18 to 64 years
1,196
6.4%
65 years and over
85
0.5%
Speak English less than "very well"
577
3.1%
5 to 17 years
83
0.4%
18 to 64 years
473
2.5%
65 years and over
21
0.1%
Linguistically isolated households*
112
Population 5 years and over in households*
18,107
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
326
1.8%
5 to 17 years
75
0.4%
18 to 64 years
234
1.3%
65 years and over
17
0.1%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
