Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Great Falls 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
8,028
100.0%
Speak only English
6,461
80.5%
Speak a language other than English
1,567
19.5%
Spanish
193
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
145
75.1%
Speak English "well"
38
19.7%
Speak English "not well"
10
5.2%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
751
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
608
81.0%
Speak English "well"
86
11.5%
Speak English "not well"
48
6.4%
Speak English "not at all"
9
1.2%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
450
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
304
67.6%
Speak English "well"
41
9.1%
Speak English "not well"
81
18.0%
Speak English "not at all"
24
5.3%
All other languages
173
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
139
80.3%
Speak English "well"
34
19.7%
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
8,028
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
1,567
19.5%
5 to 17 years
393
4.9%
18 to 64 years
1,068
13.3%
65 years and over
106
1.3%
Speak English less than "very well"
371
4.6%
5 to 17 years
76
0.9%
18 to 64 years
233
2.9%
65 years and over
62
0.8%
Linguistically isolated households*
36
Population 5 years and over in households*
8,028
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
113
1.4%
5 to 17 years
27
0.3%
18 to 64 years
74
0.9%
65 years and over
12
0.1%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
