Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Rio Rancho 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
47,895
100.0%
Speak only English
40,039
83.6%
Speak a language other than English
7,856
16.4%
Spanish
5,978
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
4,784
80.0%
Speak English "well"
753
12.6%
Speak English "not well"
387
6.5%
Speak English "not at all"
54
0.9%
Other Indo-European languages
1,079
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
835
77.4%
Speak English "well"
144
13.3%
Speak English "not well"
92
8.5%
Speak English "not at all"
8
0.7%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
384
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
197
51.3%
Speak English "well"
139
36.2%
Speak English "not well"
48
12.5%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
415
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
316
76.1%
Speak English "well"
70
16.9%
Speak English "not well"
29
7.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
47,895
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
7,856
16.4%
5 to 17 years
1,114
2.3%
18 to 64 years
5,787
12.1%
65 years and over
955
2.0%
Speak English less than "very well"
1,724
3.6%
5 to 17 years
218
0.5%
18 to 64 years
1,292
2.7%
65 years and over
214
0.4%
Linguistically isolated households*
262
Population 5 years and over in households*
47,482
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
478
1.0%
5 to 17 years
67
0.1%
18 to 64 years
336
0.7%
65 years and over
75
0.2%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
