Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Blackfoot 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
9,447
100.0%
Speak only English
8,263
87.5%
Speak a language other than English
1,184
12.5%
Spanish
1,032
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
552
53.5%
Speak English "well"
231
22.4%
Speak English "not well"
188
18.2%
Speak English "not at all"
61
5.9%
Other Indo-European languages
65
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
49
75.4%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not well"
16
24.6%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
47
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
32
68.1%
Speak English "well"
10
21.3%
Speak English "not well"
5
10.6%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
40
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
24
60.0%
Speak English "well"
16
40.0%
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
9,447
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
1,184
12.5%
5 to 17 years
282
3.0%
18 to 64 years
847
9.0%
65 years and over
55
0.6%
Speak English less than "very well"
527
5.6%
5 to 17 years
47
0.5%
18 to 64 years
444
4.7%
65 years and over
36
0.4%
Linguistically isolated households*
102
Population 5 years and over in households*
9,142
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
273
3.0%
5 to 17 years
67
0.7%
18 to 64 years
187
2.0%
65 years and over
19
0.2%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
