Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Baker 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
9,094
100.0%
Speak only English
8,665
95.3%
Speak a language other than English
429
4.7%
Spanish
302
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
164
54.3%
Speak English "well"
57
18.9%
Speak English "not well"
64
21.2%
Speak English "not at all"
17
5.6%
Other Indo-European languages
85
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
64
75.3%
Speak English "well"
7
8.2%
Speak English "not well"
14
16.5%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
37
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
7
18.9%
Speak English "well"
13
35.1%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
17
45.9%
All other languages
5
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
5
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
9,094
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
429
4.7%
5 to 17 years
45
0.5%
18 to 64 years
321
3.5%
65 years and over
63
0.7%
Speak English less than "very well"
189
2.1%
5 to 17 years
4
0.0%
18 to 64 years
152
1.7%
65 years and over
33
0.4%
Linguistically isolated households*
64
Population 5 years and over in households*
8,676
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
132
1.5%
5 to 17 years
0
0.0%
18 to 64 years
115
1.3%
65 years and over
17
0.2%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
