Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Yakima 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
65,994
100.0%
Speak only English
45,891
69.5%
Speak a language other than English
20,103
30.5%
Spanish
18,549
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
8,202
44.2%
Speak English "well"
3,629
19.6%
Speak English "not well"
4,088
22.0%
Speak English "not at all"
2,630
14.2%
Other Indo-European languages
815
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
597
73.3%
Speak English "well"
128
15.7%
Speak English "not well"
90
11.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
472
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
312
66.1%
Speak English "well"
76
16.1%
Speak English "not well"
52
11.0%
Speak English "not at all"
32
6.8%
All other languages
267
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
171
64.0%
Speak English "well"
26
9.7%
Speak English "not well"
30
11.2%
Speak English "not at all"
40
15.0%
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
65,994
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
20,103
30.5%
5 to 17 years
6,543
9.9%
18 to 64 years
12,805
19.4%
65 years and over
755
1.1%
Speak English less than "very well"
10,821
16.4%
5 to 17 years
2,683
4.1%
18 to 64 years
7,733
11.7%
65 years and over
405
0.6%
Linguistically isolated households*
2,132
Population 5 years and over in households*
63,884
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
6,810
10.7%
5 to 17 years
2,147
3.4%
18 to 64 years
4,431
6.9%
65 years and over
232
0.4%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
