Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Boulder City 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
14,430
100.0%
Speak only English
13,526
93.7%
Speak a language other than English
904
6.3%
Spanish
503
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
351
69.8%
Speak English "well"
59
11.7%
Speak English "not well"
50
9.9%
Speak English "not at all"
43
8.5%
Other Indo-European languages
323
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
261
80.8%
Speak English "well"
44
13.6%
Speak English "not well"
18
5.6%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
70
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
51
72.9%
Speak English "well"
8
11.4%
Speak English "not well"
11
15.7%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
8
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
8
100.0%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
14,430
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
904
6.3%
5 to 17 years
130
0.9%
18 to 64 years
503
3.5%
65 years and over
271
1.9%
Speak English less than "very well"
233
1.6%
5 to 17 years
34
0.2%
18 to 64 years
102
0.7%
65 years and over
97
0.7%
Linguistically isolated households*
34
Population 5 years and over in households*
14,180
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
40
0.3%
5 to 17 years
0
0.0%
18 to 64 years
0
0.0%
65 years and over
40
0.3%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
