Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. North Bend 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
4,414
100.0%
Speak only English
4,040
91.5%
Speak a language other than English
374
8.5%
Spanish
179
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
109
60.9%
Speak English "well"
25
14.0%
Speak English "not well"
45
25.1%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
96
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
96
100.0%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
99
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
43
43.4%
Speak English "well"
27
27.3%
Speak English "not well"
29
29.3%
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
4,414
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
374
8.5%
5 to 17 years
39
0.9%
18 to 64 years
300
6.8%
65 years and over
35
0.8%
Speak English less than "very well"
126
2.9%
5 to 17 years
18
0.4%
18 to 64 years
92
2.1%
65 years and over
16
0.4%
Linguistically isolated households*
46
Population 5 years and over in households*
4,322
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
119
2.8%
5 to 17 years
29
0.7%
18 to 64 years
74
1.7%
65 years and over
16
0.4%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
