Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Kalispell 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
13,145
100.0%
Speak only English
12,644
96.2%
Speak a language other than English
501
3.8%
Spanish
206
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
184
89.3%
Speak English "well"
8
3.9%
Speak English "not well"
14
6.8%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
210
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
139
66.2%
Speak English "well"
38
18.1%
Speak English "not well"
33
15.7%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
61
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
40
65.6%
Speak English "well"
21
34.4%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
24
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
24
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
13,145
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
501
3.8%
5 to 17 years
88
0.7%
18 to 64 years
358
2.7%
65 years and over
55
0.4%
Speak English less than "very well"
114
0.9%
5 to 17 years
18
0.1%
18 to 64 years
74
0.6%
65 years and over
22
0.2%
Linguistically isolated households*
39
Population 5 years and over in households*
12,521
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
63
0.5%
5 to 17 years
9
0.1%
18 to 64 years
54
0.4%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
