Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Commerce City 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
19,386
100.0%
Speak only English
12,056
62.2%
Speak a language other than English
7,330
37.8%
Spanish
7,090
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
3,756
53.0%
Speak English "well"
1,238
17.5%
Speak English "not well"
1,194
16.8%
Speak English "not at all"
902
12.7%
Other Indo-European languages
94
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
64
68.1%
Speak English "well"
19
20.2%
Speak English "not well"
11
11.7%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
146
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
34
23.3%
Speak English "well"
79
54.1%
Speak English "not well"
33
22.6%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
0
Speak English "very well"
0
Speak English "well"
0
Speak English "not well"
0
Speak English "not at all"
0
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
19,386
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
7,330
37.8%
5 to 17 years
1,852
9.6%
18 to 64 years
5,020
25.9%
65 years and over
458
2.4%
Speak English less than "very well"
3,476
17.9%
5 to 17 years
754
3.9%
18 to 64 years
2,548
13.1%
65 years and over
174
0.9%
Linguistically isolated households*
574
Population 5 years and over in households*
19,086
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
1,958
10.3%
5 to 17 years
557
2.9%
18 to 64 years
1,327
7.0%
65 years and over
74
0.4%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
