Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Lake Havasu City 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
39,983
100.0%
Speak only English
36,746
91.9%
Speak a language other than English
3,237
8.1%
Spanish
2,278
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
1,448
63.6%
Speak English "well"
493
21.6%
Speak English "not well"
239
10.5%
Speak English "not at all"
98
4.3%
Other Indo-European languages
639
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
467
73.1%
Speak English "well"
162
25.4%
Speak English "not well"
4
0.6%
Speak English "not at all"
6
0.9%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
204
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
138
67.6%
Speak English "well"
45
22.1%
Speak English "not well"
21
10.3%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
116
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
58
50.0%
Speak English "well"
51
44.0%
Speak English "not well"
7
6.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
39,983
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
3,237
8.1%
5 to 17 years
608
1.5%
18 to 64 years
1,919
4.8%
65 years and over
710
1.8%
Speak English less than "very well"
1,126
2.8%
5 to 17 years
176
0.4%
18 to 64 years
718
1.8%
65 years and over
232
0.6%
Linguistically isolated households*
211
Population 5 years and over in households*
39,659
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
596
1.5%
5 to 17 years
156
0.4%
18 to 64 years
325
0.8%
65 years and over
115
0.3%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
