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
9,020
100.0%
Speak only English
8,515
94.4%
Speak a language other than English
505
5.6%
Spanish
265
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
176
66.4%
Speak English "well"
71
26.8%
Speak English "not well"
18
6.8%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
183
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
150
82.0%
Speak English "well"
23
12.6%
Speak English "not well"
10
5.5%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
37
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
6
16.2%
Speak English "well"
8
21.6%
Speak English "not well"
23
62.2%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other 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%
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
9,020
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
505
5.6%
5 to 17 years
54
0.6%
18 to 64 years
396
4.4%
65 years and over
55
0.6%
Speak English less than "very well"
153
1.7%
5 to 17 years
22
0.2%
18 to 64 years
124
1.4%
65 years and over
7
0.1%
Linguistically isolated households*
25
Population 5 years and over in households*
8,822
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
25
0.3%
5 to 17 years
0
0.0%
18 to 64 years
25
0.3%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
