Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Sitka 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
8,317
100.0%
Speak only English
7,519
90.4%
Speak a language other than English
798
9.6%
Spanish
115
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
91
79.1%
Speak English "well"
19
16.5%
Speak English "not well"
5
4.3%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
67
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
53
79.1%
Speak English "well"
11
16.4%
Speak English "not well"
3
4.5%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
418
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
265
63.4%
Speak English "well"
88
21.1%
Speak English "not well"
65
15.6%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
198
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
179
90.4%
Speak English "well"
15
7.6%
Speak English "not well"
4
2.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
8,317
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
798
9.6%
5 to 17 years
201
2.4%
18 to 64 years
549
6.6%
65 years and over
48
0.6%
Speak English less than "very well"
210
2.5%
5 to 17 years
33
0.4%
18 to 64 years
160
1.9%
65 years and over
17
0.2%
Linguistically isolated households*
43
Population 5 years and over in households*
8,049
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
88
1.1%
5 to 17 years
4
0.0%
18 to 64 years
79
1.0%
65 years and over
5
0.1%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
