Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Taos 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
1,227
100.0%
Speak only English
216
17.6%
Speak a language other than English
1,011
82.4%
Spanish
15
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
14
93.3%
Speak English "well"
1
6.7%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
4
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
4
100.0%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
0
Speak English "very well"
0
Speak English "well"
0
Speak English "not well"
0
Speak English "not at all"
0
All other languages
992
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
787
79.3%
Speak English "well"
172
17.3%
Speak English "not well"
33
3.3%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
1,227
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
1,011
82.4%
5 to 17 years
180
14.7%
18 to 64 years
666
54.3%
65 years and over
165
13.4%
Speak English less than "very well"
206
16.8%
5 to 17 years
44
3.6%
18 to 64 years
87
7.1%
65 years and over
75
6.1%
Linguistically isolated households*
70
Population 5 years and over in households*
1,227
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
103
8.4%
5 to 17 years
0
0.0%
18 to 64 years
50
4.1%
65 years and over
53
4.3%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
