Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Bonham 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
9,447
100.0%
Speak only English
8,523
90.2%
Speak a language other than English
924
9.8%
Spanish
789
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
375
47.5%
Speak English "well"
154
19.5%
Speak English "not well"
170
21.5%
Speak English "not at all"
90
11.4%
Other Indo-European languages
70
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
66
94.3%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not well"
4
5.7%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
30
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
30
100.0%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
35
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
35
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
9,447
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
924
9.8%
5 to 17 years
74
0.8%
18 to 64 years
786
8.3%
65 years and over
64
0.7%
Speak English less than "very well"
418
4.4%
5 to 17 years
28
0.3%
18 to 64 years
363
3.8%
65 years and over
27
0.3%
Linguistically isolated households*
38
Population 5 years and over in households*
6,286
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
124
2.0%
5 to 17 years
17
0.3%
18 to 64 years
107
1.7%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
