Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. West Jordan 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
60,548
100.0%
Speak only English
53,650
88.6%
Speak a language other than English
6,898
11.4%
Spanish
4,292
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
2,728
63.6%
Speak English "well"
841
19.6%
Speak English "not well"
476
11.1%
Speak English "not at all"
247
5.8%
Other Indo-European languages
931
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
678
72.8%
Speak English "well"
163
17.5%
Speak English "not well"
90
9.7%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
1,486
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
819
55.1%
Speak English "well"
457
30.8%
Speak English "not well"
189
12.7%
Speak English "not at all"
21
1.4%
All other languages
189
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
128
67.7%
Speak English "well"
38
20.1%
Speak English "not well"
9
4.8%
Speak English "not at all"
14
7.4%
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
60,548
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
6,898
11.4%
5 to 17 years
1,474
2.4%
18 to 64 years
5,261
8.7%
65 years and over
163
0.3%
Speak English less than "very well"
2,545
4.2%
5 to 17 years
504
0.8%
18 to 64 years
1,941
3.2%
65 years and over
100
0.2%
Linguistically isolated households*
273
Population 5 years and over in households*
60,155
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
767
1.3%
5 to 17 years
166
0.3%
18 to 64 years
572
1.0%
65 years and over
29
0.0%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
