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
66,535
100.0%
Speak only English
58,783
88.3%
Speak a language other than English
7,752
11.7%
Spanish
1,888
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
1,362
72.1%
Speak English "well"
270
14.3%
Speak English "not well"
248
13.1%
Speak English "not at all"
8
0.4%
Other Indo-European languages
2,855
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
2,231
78.1%
Speak English "well"
465
16.3%
Speak English "not well"
148
5.2%
Speak English "not at all"
11
0.4%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
2,492
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
1,124
45.1%
Speak English "well"
964
38.7%
Speak English "not well"
389
15.6%
Speak English "not at all"
15
0.6%
All other languages
517
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
400
77.4%
Speak English "well"
54
10.4%
Speak English "not well"
63
12.2%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
66,535
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
7,752
11.7%
5 to 17 years
435
0.7%
18 to 64 years
7,077
10.6%
65 years and over
240
0.4%
Speak English less than "very well"
2,635
4.0%
5 to 17 years
80
0.1%
18 to 64 years
2,497
3.8%
65 years and over
58
0.1%
Linguistically isolated households*
836
Population 5 years and over in households*
52,547
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
1,231
2.3%
5 to 17 years
65
0.1%
18 to 64 years
1,134
2.2%
65 years and over
32
0.1%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
