This document summarizes language data from the 2006-2010 American Community Survey for Arizona and Yuma County. It shows that in Arizona, 71.6% of the population ages 18-64 speak only English at home, while 21.5% speak Spanish and a majority of those speak English very well. In Yuma County, the percentages are 46% that speak only English and 51.7% that speak Spanish, with a majority also speaking English very well, indicating a sizable bilingual Spanish-English workforce in the region.
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This document summarizes language data from the 2006-2010 American Community Survey for Arizona and Yuma County. It shows that in Arizona, 71.6% of the population ages 18-64 speak only English at home, while 21.5% speak Spanish and a majority of those speak English very well. In Yuma County, the percentages are 46% that speak only English and 51.7% that speak Spanish, with a majority also speaking English very well, indicating a sizable bilingual Spanish-English workforce in the region.
This document summarizes language data from the 2006-2010 American Community Survey for Arizona and Yuma County. It shows that in Arizona, 71.6% of the population ages 18-64 speak only English at home, while 21.5% speak Spanish and a majority of those speak English very well. In Yuma County, the percentages are 46% that speak only English and 51.7% that speak Spanish, with a majority also speaking English very well, indicating a sizable bilingual Spanish-English workforce in the region.
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This document summarizes language data from the 2006-2010 American Community Survey for Arizona and Yuma County. It shows that in Arizona, 71.6% of the population ages 18-64 speak only English at home, while 21.5% speak Spanish and a majority of those speak English very well. In Yuma County, the percentages are 46% that speak only English and 51.7% that speak Spanish, with a majority also speaking English very well, indicating a sizable bilingual Spanish-English workforce in the region.
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Language spoken at home by ability to speak English for the population age 18-64
Highlighted row is indicator of bi-lingual (Spanish/English) workforce
Arizona As % of total Yuma County Speak only English 2,719,539 71.6% 48,634 Speak Spanish: 816,447 21.5% 54,673 Speak English "very well" 411,857 10.8% 25,183 Speak English less than "very well" 404,590 10.6% 29,490 Speak other languages 104,387 2.7% 661 Speak English "very well" 80,186 2.1% 416 Speak English less than "very well" 24,201 0.6% 245 Total population 18-64 3,800,087 100.0% 105,805 Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2006-2010 (5-Year) Estimates
As % of total 46.0% 51.7% 23.8% 27.9% 0.6% 0.4% 0.2% 100.0%