Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Moab 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
4,522
100.0%
Speak only English
3,986
88.1%
Speak a language other than English
536
11.9%
Spanish
301
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
210
69.8%
Speak English "well"
59
19.6%
Speak English "not well"
32
10.6%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
29
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
15
51.7%
Speak English "well"
7
24.1%
Speak English "not well"
7
24.1%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
11
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "well"
2
18.2%
Speak English "not well"
9
81.8%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
195
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
123
63.1%
Speak English "well"
50
25.6%
Speak English "not well"
22
11.3%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
4,522
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
536
11.9%
5 to 17 years
164
3.6%
18 to 64 years
316
7.0%
65 years and over
56
1.2%
Speak English less than "very well"
188
4.2%
5 to 17 years
58
1.3%
18 to 64 years
113
2.5%
65 years and over
17
0.4%
Linguistically isolated households*
30
Population 5 years and over in households*
4,438
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
67
1.5%
5 to 17 years
29
0.7%
18 to 64 years
30
0.7%
65 years and over
8
0.2%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
