Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Whitefish 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
4,720
100.0%
Speak only English
4,526
95.9%
Speak a language other than English
194
4.1%
Spanish
20
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
18
90.0%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not well"
2
10.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
134
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
60
44.8%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not well"
42
31.3%
Speak English "not at all"
32
23.9%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
0
Speak English "very well"
0
Speak English "well"
0
Speak English "not well"
0
Speak English "not at all"
0
All other languages
40
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
37
92.5%
Speak English "well"
3
7.5%
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
4,720
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
194
4.1%
5 to 17 years
39
0.8%
18 to 64 years
111
2.4%
65 years and over
44
0.9%
Speak English less than "very well"
79
1.7%
5 to 17 years
0
0.0%
18 to 64 years
58
1.2%
65 years and over
21
0.4%
Linguistically isolated households*
45
Population 5 years and over in households*
4,578
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
92
2.0%
5 to 17 years
18
0.4%
18 to 64 years
53
1.2%
65 years and over
21
0.5%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
