Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Apple 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
50,447
100.0%
Speak only English
43,466
86.2%
Speak a language other than English
6,981
13.8%
Spanish
4,842
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
3,103
64.1%
Speak English "well"
970
20.0%
Speak English "not well"
585
12.1%
Speak English "not at all"
184
3.8%
Other Indo-European languages
1,219
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
921
75.6%
Speak English "well"
194
15.9%
Speak English "not well"
96
7.9%
Speak English "not at all"
8
0.7%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
813
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
419
51.5%
Speak English "well"
254
31.2%
Speak English "not well"
121
14.9%
Speak English "not at all"
19
2.3%
All other languages
107
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
67
62.6%
Speak English "well"
21
19.6%
Speak English "not well"
19
17.8%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
50,447
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
6,981
13.8%
5 to 17 years
1,389
2.8%
18 to 64 years
4,664
9.2%
65 years and over
928
1.8%
Speak English less than "very well"
2,471
4.9%
5 to 17 years
348
0.7%
18 to 64 years
1,728
3.4%
65 years and over
395
0.8%
Linguistically isolated households*
451
Population 5 years and over in households*
50,128
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
1,131
2.3%
5 to 17 years
193
0.4%
18 to 64 years
764
1.5%
65 years and over
174
0.3%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"