Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Bella Vista 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
15,903
100.0%
Speak only English
15,404
96.9%
Speak a language other than English
499
3.1%
Spanish
274
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
203
74.1%
Speak English "well"
56
20.4%
Speak English "not well"
15
5.5%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
149
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
139
93.3%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not well"
10
6.7%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
67
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
32
47.8%
Speak English "well"
35
52.2%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
9
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not well"
9
100.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
15,903
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
499
3.1%
5 to 17 years
68
0.4%
18 to 64 years
311
2.0%
65 years and over
120
0.8%
Speak English less than "very well"
125
0.8%
5 to 17 years
36
0.2%
18 to 64 years
89
0.6%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
Linguistically isolated households*
9
Population 5 years and over in households*
15,775
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
9
0.1%
5 to 17 years
0
0.0%
18 to 64 years
9
0.1%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
