Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Bellaire 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
4,693
100.0%
Speak only English
4,520
96.3%
Speak a language other than English
173
3.7%
Spanish
22
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
5
22.7%
Speak English "well"
8
36.4%
Speak English "not well"
9
40.9%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
137
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
70
51.1%
Speak English "well"
40
29.2%
Speak English "not well"
27
19.7%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
7
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "well"
7
100.0%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
7
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "well"
7
100.0%
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
4,693
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
173
3.7%
5 to 17 years
24
0.5%
18 to 64 years
64
1.4%
65 years and over
85
1.8%
Speak English less than "very well"
98
2.1%
5 to 17 years
19
0.4%
18 to 64 years
47
1.0%
65 years and over
32
0.7%
Linguistically isolated households*
33
Population 5 years and over in households*
4,675
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
33
0.7%
5 to 17 years
0
0.0%
18 to 64 years
7
0.1%
65 years and over
26
0.6%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
