Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Safford 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
8,491
100.0%
Speak only English
6,406
75.4%
Speak a language other than English
2,085
24.6%
Spanish
2,004
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
1,580
78.8%
Speak English "well"
282
14.1%
Speak English "not well"
82
4.1%
Speak English "not at all"
60
3.0%
Other Indo-European languages
48
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
41
85.4%
Speak English "well"
7
14.6%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
17
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
17
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
16
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "well"
6
37.5%
Speak English "not well"
10
62.5%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
8,491
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
2,085
24.6%
5 to 17 years
309
3.6%
18 to 64 years
1,330
15.7%
65 years and over
446
5.3%
Speak English less than "very well"
447
5.3%
5 to 17 years
51
0.6%
18 to 64 years
226
2.7%
65 years and over
170
2.0%
Linguistically isolated households*
120
Population 5 years and over in households*
8,265
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
214
2.6%
5 to 17 years
26
0.3%
18 to 64 years
69
0.8%
65 years and over
119
1.4%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
