Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Grand Rapids 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
7,318
100.0%
Speak only English
7,047
96.3%
Speak a language other than English
271
3.7%
Spanish
56
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
23
41.1%
Speak English "well"
6
10.7%
Speak English "not well"
27
48.2%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
105
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
85
81.0%
Speak English "well"
12
11.4%
Speak English "not well"
8
7.6%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
31
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
17
54.8%
Speak English "well"
14
45.2%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
79
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
64
81.0%
Speak English "well"
15
19.0%
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
7,318
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
271
3.7%
5 to 17 years
59
0.8%
18 to 64 years
93
1.3%
65 years and over
119
1.6%
Speak English less than "very well"
82
1.1%
5 to 17 years
17
0.2%
18 to 64 years
30
0.4%
65 years and over
35
0.5%
Linguistically isolated households*
10
Population 5 years and over in households*
6,965
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
24
0.3%
5 to 17 years
0
0.0%
18 to 64 years
21
0.3%
65 years and over
3
0.0%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
