Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Big Bear Lake 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
5,150
100.0%
Speak only English
4,451
86.4%
Speak a language other than English
699
13.6%
Spanish
523
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
279
53.3%
Speak English "well"
161
30.8%
Speak English "not well"
70
13.4%
Speak English "not at all"
13
2.5%
Other Indo-European languages
135
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
135
100.0%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
36
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
6
16.7%
Speak English "well"
15
41.7%
Speak English "not well"
15
41.7%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
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
5,150
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
699
13.6%
5 to 17 years
122
2.4%
18 to 64 years
498
9.7%
65 years and over
79
1.5%
Speak English less than "very well"
274
5.3%
5 to 17 years
38
0.7%
18 to 64 years
223
4.3%
65 years and over
13
0.3%
Linguistically isolated households*
67
Population 5 years and over in households*
5,123
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
179
3.5%
5 to 17 years
30
0.6%
18 to 64 years
149
2.9%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
