Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Kodiak 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
5,522
100.0%
Speak only English
3,223
58.4%
Speak a language other than English
2,299
41.6%
Spanish
373
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
154
41.3%
Speak English "well"
72
19.3%
Speak English "not well"
104
27.9%
Speak English "not at all"
43
11.5%
Other Indo-European languages
102
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
78
76.5%
Speak English "well"
16
15.7%
Speak English "not well"
8
7.8%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
1,786
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
701
39.2%
Speak English "well"
610
34.2%
Speak English "not well"
461
25.8%
Speak English "not at all"
14
0.8%
All other languages
38
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
5
13.2%
Speak English "well"
24
63.2%
Speak English "not well"
9
23.7%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
5,522
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
2,299
41.6%
5 to 17 years
387
7.0%
18 to 64 years
1,753
31.7%
65 years and over
159
2.9%
Speak English less than "very well"
1,361
24.6%
5 to 17 years
182
3.3%
18 to 64 years
1,041
18.9%
65 years and over
138
2.5%
Linguistically isolated households*
235
Population 5 years and over in households*
5,373
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
943
17.6%
5 to 17 years
265
4.9%
18 to 64 years
617
11.5%
65 years and over
61
1.1%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
