Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Bellefontaine 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
11,920
100.0%
Speak only English
11,375
95.4%
Speak a language other than English
545
4.6%
Spanish
114
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
80
70.2%
Speak English "well"
12
10.5%
Speak English "not well"
22
19.3%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
185
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
140
75.7%
Speak English "well"
17
9.2%
Speak English "not well"
28
15.1%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
196
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
78
39.8%
Speak English "well"
42
21.4%
Speak English "not well"
68
34.7%
Speak English "not at all"
8
4.1%
All other languages
50
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
36
72.0%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not well"
14
28.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
11,920
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
545
4.6%
5 to 17 years
105
0.9%
18 to 64 years
427
3.6%
65 years and over
13
0.1%
Speak English less than "very well"
211
1.8%
5 to 17 years
47
0.4%
18 to 64 years
155
1.3%
65 years and over
9
0.1%
Linguistically isolated households*
59
Population 5 years and over in households*
11,764
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
153
1.3%
5 to 17 years
28
0.2%
18 to 64 years
125
1.1%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
