Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Ketchikan 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
7,371
100.0%
Speak only English
6,505
88.3%
Speak a language other than English
866
11.7%
Spanish
134
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
118
88.1%
Speak English "well"
5
3.7%
Speak English "not well"
11
8.2%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
97
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
56
57.7%
Speak English "well"
21
21.6%
Speak English "not well"
20
20.6%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
502
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
215
42.8%
Speak English "well"
208
41.4%
Speak English "not well"
73
14.5%
Speak English "not at all"
6
1.2%
All other languages
133
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
121
91.0%
Speak English "well"
6
4.5%
Speak English "not well"
6
4.5%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
7,371
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
866
11.7%
5 to 17 years
134
1.8%
18 to 64 years
592
8.0%
65 years and over
140
1.9%
Speak English less than "very well"
356
4.8%
5 to 17 years
32
0.4%
18 to 64 years
283
3.8%
65 years and over
41
0.6%
Linguistically isolated households*
66
Population 5 years and over in households*
7,188
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
140
1.9%
5 to 17 years
29
0.4%
18 to 64 years
105
1.5%
65 years and over
6
0.1%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
