Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Ellensburg 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
14,650
100.0%
Speak only English
13,280
90.6%
Speak a language other than English
1,370
9.4%
Spanish
717
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
398
55.5%
Speak English "well"
136
19.0%
Speak English "not well"
164
22.9%
Speak English "not at all"
19
2.6%
Other Indo-European languages
181
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
116
64.1%
Speak English "well"
50
27.6%
Speak English "not well"
15
8.3%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
403
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
161
40.0%
Speak English "well"
145
36.0%
Speak English "not well"
87
21.6%
Speak English "not at all"
10
2.5%
All other languages
69
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
55
79.7%
Speak English "well"
9
13.0%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
5
7.2%
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
14,650
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
1,370
9.4%
5 to 17 years
154
1.1%
18 to 64 years
1,152
7.9%
65 years and over
64
0.4%
Speak English less than "very well"
640
4.4%
5 to 17 years
94
0.6%
18 to 64 years
533
3.6%
65 years and over
13
0.1%
Linguistically isolated households*
148
Population 5 years and over in households*
12,518
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
372
3.0%
5 to 17 years
119
1.0%
18 to 64 years
253
2.0%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
