Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Payson 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
13,338
100.0%
Speak only English
12,423
93.1%
Speak a language other than English
915
6.9%
Spanish
491
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
267
54.4%
Speak English "well"
101
20.6%
Speak English "not well"
70
14.3%
Speak English "not at all"
53
10.8%
Other Indo-European languages
313
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
282
90.1%
Speak English "well"
31
9.9%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
28
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
15
53.6%
Speak English "well"
7
25.0%
Speak English "not well"
6
21.4%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
83
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
41
49.4%
Speak English "well"
34
41.0%
Speak English "not well"
8
9.6%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
13,338
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
915
6.9%
5 to 17 years
89
0.7%
18 to 64 years
512
3.8%
65 years and over
314
2.4%
Speak English less than "very well"
310
2.3%
5 to 17 years
21
0.2%
18 to 64 years
224
1.7%
65 years and over
65
0.5%
Linguistically isolated households*
75
Population 5 years and over in households*
13,105
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
169
1.3%
5 to 17 years
19
0.1%
18 to 64 years
107
0.8%
65 years and over
43
0.3%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
