Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Buhl 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
3,630
100.0%
Speak only English
2,925
80.6%
Speak a language other than English
705
19.4%
Spanish
487
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
226
46.4%
Speak English "well"
106
21.8%
Speak English "not well"
79
16.2%
Speak English "not at all"
76
15.6%
Other Indo-European languages
199
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
104
52.3%
Speak English "well"
54
27.1%
Speak English "not well"
27
13.6%
Speak English "not at all"
14
7.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
19
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
11
57.9%
Speak English "well"
8
42.1%
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
3,630
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
705
19.4%
5 to 17 years
234
6.4%
18 to 64 years
407
11.2%
65 years and over
64
1.8%
Speak English less than "very well"
364
10.0%
5 to 17 years
42
1.2%
18 to 64 years
279
7.7%
65 years and over
43
1.2%
Linguistically isolated households*
100
Population 5 years and over in households*
3,599
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
241
6.7%
5 to 17 years
68
1.9%
18 to 64 years
138
3.8%
65 years and over
35
1.0%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
