Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Paradise Valley 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
12,987
100.0%
Speak only English
11,708
90.2%
Speak a language other than English
1,279
9.8%
Spanish
359
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
238
66.3%
Speak English "well"
34
9.5%
Speak English "not well"
82
22.8%
Speak English "not at all"
5
1.4%
Other Indo-European languages
558
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
485
86.9%
Speak English "well"
58
10.4%
Speak English "not well"
15
2.7%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
226
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
175
77.4%
Speak English "well"
37
16.4%
Speak English "not well"
14
6.2%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
136
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
115
84.6%
Speak English "well"
21
15.4%
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
12,987
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
1,279
9.8%
5 to 17 years
167
1.3%
18 to 64 years
891
6.9%
65 years and over
221
1.7%
Speak English less than "very well"
266
2.0%
5 to 17 years
47
0.4%
18 to 64 years
122
0.9%
65 years and over
97
0.7%
Linguistically isolated households*
34
Population 5 years and over in households*
12,977
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
53
0.4%
5 to 17 years
0
0.0%
18 to 64 years
6
0.0%
65 years and over
47
0.4%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
