Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Bloomington 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
60,288
100.0%
Speak only English
55,491
92.0%
Speak a language other than English
4,797
8.0%
Spanish
1,963
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
1,200
61.1%
Speak English "well"
306
15.6%
Speak English "not well"
357
18.2%
Speak English "not at all"
100
5.1%
Other Indo-European languages
1,408
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
1,058
75.1%
Speak English "well"
232
16.5%
Speak English "not well"
63
4.5%
Speak English "not at all"
55
3.9%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
1,259
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
715
56.8%
Speak English "well"
393
31.2%
Speak English "not well"
129
10.2%
Speak English "not at all"
22
1.7%
All other languages
167
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
113
67.7%
Speak English "well"
27
16.2%
Speak English "not well"
27
16.2%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
60,288
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
4,797
8.0%
5 to 17 years
839
1.4%
18 to 64 years
3,618
6.0%
65 years and over
340
0.6%
Speak English less than "very well"
1,711
2.8%
5 to 17 years
235
0.4%
18 to 64 years
1,355
2.2%
65 years and over
121
0.2%
Linguistically isolated households*
449
Population 5 years and over in households*
57,842
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
1,077
1.9%
5 to 17 years
123
0.2%
18 to 64 years
916
1.6%
65 years and over
38
0.1%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
