Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Bethel 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
4,915
100.0%
Speak only English
3,018
61.4%
Speak a language other than English
1,897
38.6%
Spanish
55
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
25
45.5%
Speak English "well"
12
21.8%
Speak English "not well"
15
27.3%
Speak English "not at all"
3
5.5%
Other Indo-European languages
70
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
30
42.9%
Speak English "well"
15
21.4%
Speak English "not well"
22
31.4%
Speak English "not at all"
3
4.3%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
159
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
46
28.9%
Speak English "well"
96
60.4%
Speak English "not well"
15
9.4%
Speak English "not at all"
2
1.3%
All other languages
1,613
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
1,192
73.9%
Speak English "well"
323
20.0%
Speak English "not well"
79
4.9%
Speak English "not at all"
19
1.2%
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
4,915
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
1,897
38.6%
5 to 17 years
436
8.9%
18 to 64 years
1,299
26.4%
65 years and over
162
3.3%
Speak English less than "very well"
604
12.3%
5 to 17 years
197
4.0%
18 to 64 years
338
6.9%
65 years and over
69
1.4%
Linguistically isolated households*
107
Population 5 years and over in households*
4,673
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
250
5.3%
5 to 17 years
71
1.5%
18 to 64 years
158
3.4%
65 years and over
21
0.4%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
