Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Bentonville 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
18,074
100.0%
Speak only English
16,485
91.2%
Speak a language other than English
1,589
8.8%
Spanish
900
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
625
69.4%
Speak English "well"
145
16.1%
Speak English "not well"
34
3.8%
Speak English "not at all"
96
10.7%
Other Indo-European languages
245
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
220
89.8%
Speak English "well"
25
10.2%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
415
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
146
35.2%
Speak English "well"
135
32.5%
Speak English "not well"
111
26.7%
Speak English "not at all"
23
5.5%
All other languages
29
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
29
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
18,074
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
1,589
8.8%
5 to 17 years
363
2.0%
18 to 64 years
1,187
6.6%
65 years and over
39
0.2%
Speak English less than "very well"
569
3.1%
5 to 17 years
136
0.8%
18 to 64 years
418
2.3%
65 years and over
15
0.1%
Linguistically isolated households*
97
Population 5 years and over in households*
17,693
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
288
1.6%
5 to 17 years
72
0.4%
18 to 64 years
201
1.1%
65 years and over
15
0.1%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
