Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Wasilla 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
5,004
100.0%
Speak only English
4,684
93.6%
Speak a language other than English
320
6.4%
Spanish
91
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
57
62.6%
Speak English "well"
18
19.8%
Speak English "not well"
16
17.6%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
137
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
27
19.7%
Speak English "well"
37
27.0%
Speak English "not well"
34
24.8%
Speak English "not at all"
39
28.5%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
45
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
23
51.1%
Speak English "well"
17
37.8%
Speak English "not well"
5
11.1%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
47
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
47
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
5,004
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
320
6.4%
5 to 17 years
71
1.4%
18 to 64 years
182
3.6%
65 years and over
67
1.3%
Speak English less than "very well"
166
3.3%
5 to 17 years
44
0.9%
18 to 64 years
65
1.3%
65 years and over
57
1.1%
Linguistically isolated households*
34
Population 5 years and over in households*
4,999
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
121
2.4%
5 to 17 years
50
1.0%
18 to 64 years
32
0.6%
65 years and over
39
0.8%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
