Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Big Sky 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
1,148
100.0%
Speak only English
1,061
92.4%
Speak a language other than English
87
7.6%
Spanish
38
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
18
47.4%
Speak English "well"
13
34.2%
Speak English "not well"
7
18.4%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
35
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
29
82.9%
Speak English "well"
3
8.6%
Speak English "not well"
3
8.6%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
3
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "well"
3
100.0%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
11
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
7
63.6%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not well"
4
36.4%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
1,148
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
87
7.6%
5 to 17 years
6
0.5%
18 to 64 years
73
6.4%
65 years and over
8
0.7%
Speak English less than "very well"
33
2.9%
5 to 17 years
2
0.2%
18 to 64 years
27
2.4%
65 years and over
4
0.3%
Linguistically isolated households*
5
Population 5 years and over in households*
1,148
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
11
1.0%
5 to 17 years
4
0.3%
18 to 64 years
7
0.6%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
