Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Rexburg 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
16,167
100.0%
Speak only English
14,711
91.0%
Speak a language other than English
1,456
9.0%
Spanish
919
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
669
72.8%
Speak English "well"
126
13.7%
Speak English "not well"
94
10.2%
Speak English "not at all"
30
3.3%
Other Indo-European languages
411
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
355
86.4%
Speak English "well"
38
9.2%
Speak English "not well"
18
4.4%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
96
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
58
60.4%
Speak English "well"
38
39.6%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
30
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
30
100.0%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
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
16,167
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
1,456
9.0%
5 to 17 years
130
0.8%
18 to 64 years
1,287
8.0%
65 years and over
39
0.2%
Speak English less than "very well"
344
2.1%
5 to 17 years
11
0.1%
18 to 64 years
323
2.0%
65 years and over
10
0.1%
Linguistically isolated households*
61
Population 5 years and over in households*
14,782
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
136
0.9%
5 to 17 years
32
0.2%
18 to 64 years
94
0.6%
65 years and over
10
0.1%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
