Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Helena 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
5,711
100.0%
Speak only English
5,486
96.1%
Speak a language other than English
225
3.9%
Spanish
109
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
78
71.6%
Speak English "well"
6
5.5%
Speak English "not well"
25
22.9%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
96
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
68
70.8%
Speak English "well"
28
29.2%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
20
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
20
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
5,711
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
225
3.9%
5 to 17 years
86
1.5%
18 to 64 years
129
2.3%
65 years and over
10
0.2%
Speak English less than "very well"
59
1.0%
5 to 17 years
43
0.8%
18 to 64 years
16
0.3%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
Linguistically isolated households*
5
Population 5 years and over in households*
5,451
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
5
0.1%
5 to 17 years
0
0.0%
18 to 64 years
5
0.1%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
