Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Bellevue 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
7,611
100.0%
Speak only English
7,289
95.8%
Speak a language other than English
322
4.2%
Spanish
228
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
173
75.9%
Speak English "well"
11
4.8%
Speak English "not well"
32
14.0%
Speak English "not at all"
12
5.3%
Other Indo-European languages
69
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
52
75.4%
Speak English "well"
12
17.4%
Speak English "not well"
5
7.2%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
25
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
25
100.0%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
0
Speak English "very well"
0
Speak English "well"
0
Speak English "not well"
0
Speak English "not at all"
0
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
7,611
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
322
4.2%
5 to 17 years
70
0.9%
18 to 64 years
210
2.8%
65 years and over
42
0.6%
Speak English less than "very well"
72
0.9%
5 to 17 years
0
0.0%
18 to 64 years
55
0.7%
65 years and over
17
0.2%
Linguistically isolated households*
29
Population 5 years and over in households*
7,602
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
35
0.5%
5 to 17 years
0
0.0%
18 to 64 years
18
0.2%
65 years and over
17
0.2%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
