Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Everett 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
35,805
100.0%
Speak only English
24,888
69.5%
Speak a language other than English
10,917
30.5%
Spanish
3,436
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
1,630
47.4%
Speak English "well"
857
24.9%
Speak English "not well"
599
17.4%
Speak English "not at all"
350
10.2%
Other Indo-European languages
5,948
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
3,098
52.1%
Speak English "well"
1,505
25.3%
Speak English "not well"
1,120
18.8%
Speak English "not at all"
225
3.8%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
1,011
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
352
34.8%
Speak English "well"
308
30.5%
Speak English "not well"
299
29.6%
Speak English "not at all"
52
5.1%
All other languages
522
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
284
54.4%
Speak English "well"
190
36.4%
Speak English "not well"
48
9.2%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
35,805
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
10,917
30.5%
5 to 17 years
2,037
5.7%
18 to 64 years
7,791
21.8%
65 years and over
1,089
3.0%
Speak English less than "very well"
5,553
15.5%
5 to 17 years
650
1.8%
18 to 64 years
4,376
12.2%
65 years and over
527
1.5%
Linguistically isolated households*
1,217
Population 5 years and over in households*
35,574
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
3,611
10.2%
5 to 17 years
759
2.1%
18 to 64 years
2,550
7.2%
65 years and over
302
0.8%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
