Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Payette 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
6,507
100.0%
Speak only English
5,853
89.9%
Speak a language other than English
654
10.1%
Spanish
599
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
257
42.9%
Speak English "well"
179
29.9%
Speak English "not well"
105
17.5%
Speak English "not at all"
58
9.7%
Other Indo-European languages
38
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
32
84.2%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not well"
6
15.8%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
12
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
12
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
5
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "well"
5
100.0%
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
6,507
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
654
10.1%
5 to 17 years
191
2.9%
18 to 64 years
420
6.5%
65 years and over
43
0.7%
Speak English less than "very well"
353
5.4%
5 to 17 years
96
1.5%
18 to 64 years
239
3.7%
65 years and over
18
0.3%
Linguistically isolated households*
75
Population 5 years and over in households*
6,413
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
179
2.8%
5 to 17 years
28
0.4%
18 to 64 years
146
2.3%
65 years and over
5
0.1%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
