Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Blue Bell 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
5,964
100.0%
Speak only English
5,284
88.6%
Speak a language other than English
680
11.4%
Spanish
229
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
186
81.2%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not well"
43
18.8%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
138
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
129
93.5%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not well"
9
6.5%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
282
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
135
47.9%
Speak English "well"
61
21.6%
Speak English "not well"
86
30.5%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
31
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
20
64.5%
Speak English "well"
11
35.5%
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
5,964
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
680
11.4%
5 to 17 years
194
3.3%
18 to 64 years
419
7.0%
65 years and over
67
1.1%
Speak English less than "very well"
210
3.5%
5 to 17 years
15
0.3%
18 to 64 years
172
2.9%
65 years and over
23
0.4%
Linguistically isolated households*
18
Population 5 years and over in households*
5,895
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
69
1.2%
5 to 17 years
30
0.5%
18 to 64 years
39
0.7%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
