Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Los Lunas 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
9,185
100.0%
Speak only English
6,605
71.9%
Speak a language other than English
2,580
28.1%
Spanish
2,516
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
1,846
73.4%
Speak English "well"
436
17.3%
Speak English "not well"
216
8.6%
Speak English "not at all"
18
0.7%
Other Indo-European languages
34
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
26
76.5%
Speak English "well"
8
23.5%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
13
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
13
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
17
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "well"
17
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
9,185
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
2,580
28.1%
5 to 17 years
313
3.4%
18 to 64 years
1,984
21.6%
65 years and over
283
3.1%
Speak English less than "very well"
695
7.6%
5 to 17 years
113
1.2%
18 to 64 years
488
5.3%
65 years and over
94
1.0%
Linguistically isolated households*
103
Population 5 years and over in households*
9,070
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
211
2.3%
5 to 17 years
42
0.5%
18 to 64 years
131
1.4%
65 years and over
38
0.4%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
