Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Gunnison 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
5,077
100.0%
Speak only English
4,714
92.9%
Speak a language other than English
363
7.1%
Spanish
221
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
125
56.6%
Speak English "well"
48
21.7%
Speak English "not well"
26
11.8%
Speak English "not at all"
22
10.0%
Other Indo-European languages
136
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
89
65.4%
Speak English "well"
18
13.2%
Speak English "not well"
21
15.4%
Speak English "not at all"
8
5.9%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
6
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
6
100.0%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
0
Speak English "very well"
0
Speak English "well"
0
Speak English "not well"
0
Speak English "not at all"
0
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
5,077
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
363
7.1%
5 to 17 years
9
0.2%
18 to 64 years
325
6.4%
65 years and over
29
0.6%
Speak English less than "very well"
143
2.8%
5 to 17 years
9
0.2%
18 to 64 years
120
2.4%
65 years and over
14
0.3%
Linguistically isolated households*
44
Population 5 years and over in households*
4,170
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
74
1.8%
5 to 17 years
0
0.0%
18 to 64 years
60
1.4%
65 years and over
14
0.3%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
