Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Winnemucca 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
6,647
100.0%
Speak only English
5,492
82.6%
Speak a language other than English
1,155
17.4%
Spanish
996
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
539
54.1%
Speak English "well"
246
24.7%
Speak English "not well"
129
13.0%
Speak English "not at all"
82
8.2%
Other Indo-European languages
63
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
48
76.2%
Speak English "well"
15
23.8%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
17
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
7
41.2%
Speak English "well"
5
29.4%
Speak English "not well"
5
29.4%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
79
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
58
73.4%
Speak English "well"
21
26.6%
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
6,647
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
1,155
17.4%
5 to 17 years
333
5.0%
18 to 64 years
744
11.2%
65 years and over
78
1.2%
Speak English less than "very well"
503
7.6%
5 to 17 years
73
1.1%
18 to 64 years
369
5.6%
65 years and over
61
0.9%
Linguistically isolated households*
109
Population 5 years and over in households*
6,589
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
288
4.4%
5 to 17 years
73
1.1%
18 to 64 years
190
2.9%
65 years and over
25
0.4%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
