Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Bay City 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
34,262
100.0%
Speak only English
32,094
93.7%
Speak a language other than English
2,168
6.3%
Spanish
1,289
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
954
74.0%
Speak English "well"
200
15.5%
Speak English "not well"
130
10.1%
Speak English "not at all"
5
0.4%
Other Indo-European languages
681
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
553
81.2%
Speak English "well"
103
15.1%
Speak English "not well"
25
3.7%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
165
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
55
33.3%
Speak English "well"
89
53.9%
Speak English "not well"
21
12.7%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
33
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
33
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
34,262
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
2,168
6.3%
5 to 17 years
515
1.5%
18 to 64 years
1,222
3.6%
65 years and over
431
1.3%
Speak English less than "very well"
573
1.7%
5 to 17 years
161
0.5%
18 to 64 years
316
0.9%
65 years and over
96
0.3%
Linguistically isolated households*
85
Population 5 years and over in households*
33,684
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
129
0.4%
5 to 17 years
33
0.1%
18 to 64 years
59
0.2%
65 years and over
37
0.1%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
