Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Lovington 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
8,711
100.0%
Speak only English
4,852
55.7%
Speak a language other than English
3,859
44.3%
Spanish
3,736
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
1,987
53.2%
Speak English "well"
903
24.2%
Speak English "not well"
563
15.1%
Speak English "not at all"
283
7.6%
Other Indo-European languages
29
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
22
75.9%
Speak English "well"
7
24.1%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
62
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
55
88.7%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not well"
7
11.3%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
32
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
20
62.5%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not well"
5
15.6%
Speak English "not at all"
7
21.9%
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
8,711
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
3,859
44.3%
5 to 17 years
1,103
12.7%
18 to 64 years
2,566
29.5%
65 years and over
190
2.2%
Speak English less than "very well"
1,775
20.4%
5 to 17 years
435
5.0%
18 to 64 years
1,193
13.7%
65 years and over
147
1.7%
Linguistically isolated households*
388
Population 5 years and over in households*
8,476
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
1,114
13.1%
5 to 17 years
379
4.5%
18 to 64 years
625
7.4%
65 years and over
110
1.3%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
