Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Bartlett 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
32,842
100.0%
Speak only English
27,194
82.8%
Speak a language other than English
5,648
17.2%
Spanish
1,410
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
960
68.1%
Speak English "well"
252
17.9%
Speak English "not well"
122
8.7%
Speak English "not at all"
76
5.4%
Other Indo-European languages
2,879
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
2,150
74.7%
Speak English "well"
482
16.7%
Speak English "not well"
185
6.4%
Speak English "not at all"
62
2.2%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
1,208
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
849
70.3%
Speak English "well"
262
21.7%
Speak English "not well"
76
6.3%
Speak English "not at all"
21
1.7%
All other languages
151
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
112
74.2%
Speak English "well"
28
18.5%
Speak English "not well"
11
7.3%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
32,842
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
5,648
17.2%
5 to 17 years
1,150
3.5%
18 to 64 years
4,204
12.8%
65 years and over
294
0.9%
Speak English less than "very well"
1,577
4.8%
5 to 17 years
226
0.7%
18 to 64 years
1,180
3.6%
65 years and over
171
0.5%
Linguistically isolated households*
238
Population 5 years and over in households*
32,732
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
672
2.1%
5 to 17 years
144
0.4%
18 to 64 years
506
1.5%
65 years and over
22
0.1%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
