Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Bothell 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
27,913
100.0%
Speak only English
24,459
87.6%
Speak a language other than English
3,454
12.4%
Spanish
935
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
456
48.8%
Speak English "well"
223
23.9%
Speak English "not well"
215
23.0%
Speak English "not at all"
41
4.4%
Other Indo-European languages
1,038
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
752
72.4%
Speak English "well"
228
22.0%
Speak English "not well"
58
5.6%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
1,409
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
916
65.0%
Speak English "well"
395
28.0%
Speak English "not well"
43
3.1%
Speak English "not at all"
55
3.9%
All other languages
72
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
59
81.9%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not well"
13
18.1%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
27,913
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
3,454
12.4%
5 to 17 years
608
2.2%
18 to 64 years
2,676
9.6%
65 years and over
170
0.6%
Speak English less than "very well"
1,271
4.6%
5 to 17 years
180
0.6%
18 to 64 years
1,025
3.7%
65 years and over
66
0.2%
Linguistically isolated households*
195
Population 5 years and over in households*
27,697
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
609
2.2%
5 to 17 years
136
0.5%
18 to 64 years
431
1.6%
65 years and over
42
0.2%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
