Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Coeur D Alene 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
32,365
100.0%
Speak only English
31,098
96.1%
Speak a language other than English
1,267
3.9%
Spanish
598
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
473
79.1%
Speak English "well"
59
9.9%
Speak English "not well"
60
10.0%
Speak English "not at all"
6
1.0%
Other Indo-European languages
506
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
396
78.3%
Speak English "well"
82
16.2%
Speak English "not well"
21
4.2%
Speak English "not at all"
7
1.4%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
158
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
97
61.4%
Speak English "well"
36
22.8%
Speak English "not well"
25
15.8%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
5
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
5
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
32,365
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
1,267
3.9%
5 to 17 years
230
0.7%
18 to 64 years
790
2.4%
65 years and over
247
0.8%
Speak English less than "very well"
296
0.9%
5 to 17 years
15
0.0%
18 to 64 years
185
0.6%
65 years and over
96
0.3%
Linguistically isolated households*
102
Population 5 years and over in households*
31,280
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
136
0.4%
5 to 17 years
21
0.1%
18 to 64 years
69
0.2%
65 years and over
46
0.1%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
