Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Bend 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
48,291
100.0%
Speak only English
45,238
93.7%
Speak a language other than English
3,053
6.3%
Spanish
1,879
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
1,004
53.4%
Speak English "well"
361
19.2%
Speak English "not well"
435
23.2%
Speak English "not at all"
79
4.2%
Other Indo-European languages
883
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
755
85.5%
Speak English "well"
78
8.8%
Speak English "not well"
50
5.7%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
192
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
88
45.8%
Speak English "well"
48
25.0%
Speak English "not well"
56
29.2%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
99
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
99
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
48,291
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
3,053
6.3%
5 to 17 years
570
1.2%
18 to 64 years
2,147
4.4%
65 years and over
336
0.7%
Speak English less than "very well"
1,107
2.3%
5 to 17 years
192
0.4%
18 to 64 years
865
1.8%
65 years and over
50
0.1%
Linguistically isolated households*
241
Population 5 years and over in households*
47,275
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
495
1.0%
5 to 17 years
52
0.1%
18 to 64 years
401
0.8%
65 years and over
42
0.1%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
