Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Ruidoso 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
7,290
100.0%
Speak only English
6,100
83.7%
Speak a language other than English
1,190
16.3%
Spanish
1,071
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
577
53.9%
Speak English "well"
243
22.7%
Speak English "not well"
214
20.0%
Speak English "not at all"
37
3.5%
Other Indo-European languages
59
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
29
49.2%
Speak English "well"
11
18.6%
Speak English "not well"
17
28.8%
Speak English "not at all"
2
3.4%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
27
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
18
66.7%
Speak English "well"
9
33.3%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
33
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
27
81.8%
Speak English "well"
6
18.2%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
7,290
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
1,190
16.3%
5 to 17 years
206
2.8%
18 to 64 years
835
11.5%
65 years and over
149
2.0%
Speak English less than "very well"
539
7.4%
5 to 17 years
108
1.5%
18 to 64 years
349
4.8%
65 years and over
82
1.1%
Linguistically isolated households*
151
Population 5 years and over in households*
7,209
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
383
5.3%
5 to 17 years
112
1.6%
18 to 64 years
227
3.1%
65 years and over
44
0.6%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
