Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Hailey 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
5,589
100.0%
Speak only English
4,838
86.6%
Speak a language other than English
751
13.4%
Spanish
538
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
208
38.7%
Speak English "well"
140
26.0%
Speak English "not well"
156
29.0%
Speak English "not at all"
34
6.3%
Other Indo-European languages
162
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
154
95.1%
Speak English "well"
8
4.9%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
41
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
41
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
10
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "well"
10
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
5,589
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
751
13.4%
5 to 17 years
175
3.1%
18 to 64 years
567
10.1%
65 years and over
9
0.2%
Speak English less than "very well"
348
6.2%
5 to 17 years
36
0.6%
18 to 64 years
312
5.6%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
Linguistically isolated households*
118
Population 5 years and over in households*
5,499
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
268
4.9%
5 to 17 years
76
1.4%
18 to 64 years
192
3.5%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
