Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Big Lake 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
5,214
100.0%
Speak only English
5,088
97.6%
Speak a language other than English
126
2.4%
Spanish
72
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
39
54.2%
Speak English "well"
19
26.4%
Speak English "not well"
14
19.4%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
23
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
14
60.9%
Speak English "well"
9
39.1%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
31
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
14
45.2%
Speak English "well"
17
54.8%
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
5,214
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
126
2.4%
5 to 17 years
52
1.0%
18 to 64 years
68
1.3%
65 years and over
6
0.1%
Speak English less than "very well"
59
1.1%
5 to 17 years
24
0.5%
18 to 64 years
35
0.7%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
Linguistically isolated households*
11
Population 5 years and over in households*
5,202
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
31
0.6%
5 to 17 years
14
0.3%
18 to 64 years
17
0.3%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
