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
24,089
100.0%
Speak only English
23,129
96.0%
Speak a language other than English
960
4.0%
Spanish
509
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
393
77.2%
Speak English "well"
90
17.7%
Speak English "not well"
26
5.1%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
311
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
221
71.1%
Speak English "well"
56
18.0%
Speak English "not well"
34
10.9%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
132
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
106
80.3%
Speak English "well"
15
11.4%
Speak English "not well"
11
8.3%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
8
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
4
50.0%
Speak English "well"
4
50.0%
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
24,089
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
960
4.0%
5 to 17 years
160
0.7%
18 to 64 years
718
3.0%
65 years and over
82
0.3%
Speak English less than "very well"
236
1.0%
5 to 17 years
32
0.1%
18 to 64 years
180
0.7%
65 years and over
24
0.1%
Linguistically isolated households*
75
Population 5 years and over in households*
23,000
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
85
0.4%
5 to 17 years
0
0.0%
18 to 64 years
66
0.3%
65 years and over
19
0.1%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
