Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Big Rapids 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
10,101
100.0%
Speak only English
9,384
92.9%
Speak a language other than English
717
7.1%
Spanish
275
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
215
78.2%
Speak English "well"
11
4.0%
Speak English "not well"
49
17.8%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
187
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
110
58.8%
Speak English "well"
64
34.2%
Speak English "not well"
5
2.7%
Speak English "not at all"
8
4.3%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
130
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
119
91.5%
Speak English "well"
11
8.5%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
125
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
79
63.2%
Speak English "well"
33
26.4%
Speak English "not well"
13
10.4%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
10,101
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
717
7.1%
5 to 17 years
57
0.6%
18 to 64 years
654
6.5%
65 years and over
6
0.1%
Speak English less than "very well"
194
1.9%
5 to 17 years
13
0.1%
18 to 64 years
181
1.8%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
Linguistically isolated households*
30
Population 5 years and over in households*
6,912
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
72
1.0%
5 to 17 years
21
0.3%
18 to 64 years
51
0.7%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
