Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. South Jordan 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
26,878
100.0%
Speak only English
25,222
93.8%
Speak a language other than English
1,656
6.2%
Spanish
627
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
397
63.3%
Speak English "well"
165
26.3%
Speak English "not well"
62
9.9%
Speak English "not at all"
3
0.5%
Other Indo-European languages
626
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
399
63.7%
Speak English "well"
119
19.0%
Speak English "not well"
108
17.3%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
386
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
251
65.0%
Speak English "well"
127
32.9%
Speak English "not well"
8
2.1%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
17
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
10
58.8%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not well"
7
41.2%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
26,878
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
1,656
6.2%
5 to 17 years
465
1.7%
18 to 64 years
1,109
4.1%
65 years and over
82
0.3%
Speak English less than "very well"
599
2.2%
5 to 17 years
186
0.7%
18 to 64 years
377
1.4%
65 years and over
36
0.1%
Linguistically isolated households*
54
Population 5 years and over in households*
26,866
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
156
0.6%
5 to 17 years
47
0.2%
18 to 64 years
101
0.4%
65 years and over
8
0.0%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
