Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Bonners Ferry 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
2,312
100.0%
Speak only English
2,169
93.8%
Speak a language other than English
143
6.2%
Spanish
97
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
52
53.6%
Speak English "well"
38
39.2%
Speak English "not well"
4
4.1%
Speak English "not at all"
3
3.1%
Other Indo-European languages
20
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
13
65.0%
Speak English "well"
4
20.0%
Speak English "not well"
3
15.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
5
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "well"
5
100.0%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
21
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
14
66.7%
Speak English "well"
7
33.3%
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
2,312
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
143
6.2%
5 to 17 years
57
2.5%
18 to 64 years
73
3.2%
65 years and over
13
0.6%
Speak English less than "very well"
64
2.8%
5 to 17 years
19
0.8%
18 to 64 years
37
1.6%
65 years and over
8
0.3%
Linguistically isolated households*
20
Population 5 years and over in households*
2,229
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
52
2.3%
5 to 17 years
19
0.9%
18 to 64 years
25
1.1%
65 years and over
8
0.4%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
