Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Breckenridge 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
5,503
100.0%
Speak only English
4,456
81.0%
Speak a language other than English
1,047
19.0%
Spanish
977
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
577
59.1%
Speak English "well"
169
17.3%
Speak English "not well"
152
15.6%
Speak English "not at all"
79
8.1%
Other Indo-European languages
49
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
31
63.3%
Speak English "well"
18
36.7%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
21
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
21
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
0
Speak English "very well"
0
Speak English "well"
0
Speak English "not well"
0
Speak English "not at all"
0
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
5,503
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
1,047
19.0%
5 to 17 years
305
5.5%
18 to 64 years
719
13.1%
65 years and over
23
0.4%
Speak English less than "very well"
418
7.6%
5 to 17 years
60
1.1%
18 to 64 years
341
6.2%
65 years and over
17
0.3%
Linguistically isolated households*
84
Population 5 years and over in households*
5,444
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
237
4.4%
5 to 17 years
80
1.5%
18 to 64 years
140
2.6%
65 years and over
17
0.3%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
