Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Bowling Green 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
28,513
100.0%
Speak only English
26,069
91.4%
Speak a language other than English
2,444
8.6%
Spanish
1,208
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
855
70.8%
Speak English "well"
142
11.8%
Speak English "not well"
164
13.6%
Speak English "not at all"
47
3.9%
Other Indo-European languages
777
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
611
78.6%
Speak English "well"
75
9.7%
Speak English "not well"
91
11.7%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
363
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
220
60.6%
Speak English "well"
90
24.8%
Speak English "not well"
53
14.6%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
96
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
81
84.4%
Speak English "well"
10
10.4%
Speak English "not well"
3
3.1%
Speak English "not at all"
2
2.1%
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
28,513
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
2,444
8.6%
5 to 17 years
261
0.9%
18 to 64 years
2,101
7.4%
65 years and over
82
0.3%
Speak English less than "very well"
677
2.4%
5 to 17 years
72
0.3%
18 to 64 years
578
2.0%
65 years and over
27
0.1%
Linguistically isolated households*
86
Population 5 years and over in households*
21,572
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
131
0.6%
5 to 17 years
9
0.0%
18 to 64 years
95
0.4%
65 years and over
27
0.1%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
