Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Orem 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
75,356
100.0%
Speak only English
65,244
86.6%
Speak a language other than English
10,112
13.4%
Spanish
6,480
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
3,465
53.5%
Speak English "well"
1,325
20.4%
Speak English "not well"
1,289
19.9%
Speak English "not at all"
401
6.2%
Other Indo-European languages
1,725
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
1,393
80.8%
Speak English "well"
214
12.4%
Speak English "not well"
96
5.6%
Speak English "not at all"
22
1.3%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
1,593
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
1,062
66.7%
Speak English "well"
360
22.6%
Speak English "not well"
152
9.5%
Speak English "not at all"
19
1.2%
All other languages
314
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
215
68.5%
Speak English "well"
76
24.2%
Speak English "not well"
23
7.3%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
75,356
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
10,112
13.4%
5 to 17 years
2,429
3.2%
18 to 64 years
7,283
9.7%
65 years and over
400
0.5%
Speak English less than "very well"
3,977
5.3%
5 to 17 years
717
1.0%
18 to 64 years
3,080
4.1%
65 years and over
180
0.2%
Linguistically isolated households*
647
Population 5 years and over in households*
74,610
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
2,182
2.9%
5 to 17 years
620
0.8%
18 to 64 years
1,533
2.1%
65 years and over
29
0.0%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
