Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Nampa 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
46,908
100.0%
Speak only English
38,842
82.8%
Speak a language other than English
8,066
17.2%
Spanish
6,925
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
3,569
51.5%
Speak English "well"
1,402
20.2%
Speak English "not well"
1,288
18.6%
Speak English "not at all"
666
9.6%
Other Indo-European languages
594
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
484
81.5%
Speak English "well"
84
14.1%
Speak English "not well"
21
3.5%
Speak English "not at all"
5
0.8%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
496
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
331
66.7%
Speak English "well"
112
22.6%
Speak English "not well"
53
10.7%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
51
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
17
33.3%
Speak English "well"
34
66.7%
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
46,908
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
8,066
17.2%
5 to 17 years
2,162
4.6%
18 to 64 years
5,493
11.7%
65 years and over
411
0.9%
Speak English less than "very well"
3,665
7.8%
5 to 17 years
782
1.7%
18 to 64 years
2,607
5.6%
65 years and over
276
0.6%
Linguistically isolated households*
646
Population 5 years and over in households*
45,067
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
2,147
4.8%
5 to 17 years
651
1.4%
18 to 64 years
1,376
3.1%
65 years and over
120
0.3%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
