Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Bow 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
6,682
100.0%
Speak only English
6,380
95.5%
Speak a language other than English
302
4.5%
Spanish
81
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
57
70.4%
Speak English "well"
16
19.8%
Speak English "not well"
8
9.9%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
201
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
158
78.6%
Speak English "well"
24
11.9%
Speak English "not well"
19
9.5%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
20
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
20
100.0%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
0
Speak English "very well"
0
Speak English "well"
0
Speak English "not well"
0
Speak English "not at all"
0
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
6,682
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
302
4.5%
5 to 17 years
81
1.2%
18 to 64 years
155
2.3%
65 years and over
66
1.0%
Speak English less than "very well"
67
1.0%
5 to 17 years
26
0.4%
18 to 64 years
16
0.2%
65 years and over
25
0.4%
Linguistically isolated households*
0
Population 5 years and over in households*
6,682
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
0
0.0%
5 to 17 years
0
0.0%
18 to 64 years
0
0.0%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
