Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. East Wenatchee 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
5,360
100.0%
Speak only English
4,578
85.4%
Speak a language other than English
782
14.6%
Spanish
634
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
366
57.7%
Speak English "well"
94
14.8%
Speak English "not well"
110
17.4%
Speak English "not at all"
64
10.1%
Other Indo-European languages
96
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
50
52.1%
Speak English "well"
12
12.5%
Speak English "not well"
23
24.0%
Speak English "not at all"
11
11.5%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
41
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
36
87.8%
Speak English "well"
5
12.2%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
11
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
11
100.0%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
5,360
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
782
14.6%
5 to 17 years
254
4.7%
18 to 64 years
498
9.3%
65 years and over
30
0.6%
Speak English less than "very well"
319
6.0%
5 to 17 years
75
1.4%
18 to 64 years
230
4.3%
65 years and over
14
0.3%
Linguistically isolated households*
53
Population 5 years and over in households*
5,291
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
152
2.9%
5 to 17 years
40
0.8%
18 to 64 years
112
2.1%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
