Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Boulder 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
90,783
100.0%
Speak only English
77,198
85.0%
Speak a language other than English
13,585
15.0%
Spanish
6,527
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
3,026
46.4%
Speak English "well"
1,005
15.4%
Speak English "not well"
1,421
21.8%
Speak English "not at all"
1,075
16.5%
Other Indo-European languages
4,027
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
3,287
81.6%
Speak English "well"
571
14.2%
Speak English "not well"
159
3.9%
Speak English "not at all"
10
0.2%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
2,389
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
1,326
55.5%
Speak English "well"
739
30.9%
Speak English "not well"
315
13.2%
Speak English "not at all"
9
0.4%
All other languages
642
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
468
72.9%
Speak English "well"
113
17.6%
Speak English "not well"
61
9.5%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
90,783
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
13,585
15.0%
5 to 17 years
1,999
2.2%
18 to 64 years
10,959
12.1%
65 years and over
627
0.7%
Speak English less than "very well"
5,478
6.0%
5 to 17 years
895
1.0%
18 to 64 years
4,353
4.8%
65 years and over
230
0.3%
Linguistically isolated households*
1,305
Population 5 years and over in households*
83,280
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
3,433
4.1%
5 to 17 years
651
0.8%
18 to 64 years
2,666
3.2%
65 years and over
116
0.1%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
