Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Pocatello 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
47,256
100.0%
Speak only English
44,353
93.9%
Speak a language other than English
2,903
6.1%
Spanish
1,673
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
1,188
71.0%
Speak English "well"
299
17.9%
Speak English "not well"
160
9.6%
Speak English "not at all"
26
1.6%
Other Indo-European languages
716
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
596
83.2%
Speak English "well"
98
13.7%
Speak English "not well"
22
3.1%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
379
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
252
66.5%
Speak English "well"
89
23.5%
Speak English "not well"
38
10.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
135
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
93
68.9%
Speak English "well"
35
25.9%
Speak English "not well"
7
5.2%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
47,256
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
2,903
6.1%
5 to 17 years
513
1.1%
18 to 64 years
2,115
4.5%
65 years and over
275
0.6%
Speak English less than "very well"
774
1.6%
5 to 17 years
129
0.3%
18 to 64 years
557
1.2%
65 years and over
88
0.2%
Linguistically isolated households*
199
Population 5 years and over in households*
45,613
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
320
0.7%
5 to 17 years
56
0.1%
18 to 64 years
205
0.4%
65 years and over
59
0.1%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
