Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Post Falls 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
15,395
100.0%
Speak only English
14,708
95.5%
Speak a language other than English
687
4.5%
Spanish
313
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
182
58.1%
Speak English "well"
60
19.2%
Speak English "not well"
60
19.2%
Speak English "not at all"
11
3.5%
Other Indo-European languages
268
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
232
86.6%
Speak English "well"
36
13.4%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
51
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
51
100.0%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
55
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
51
92.7%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not well"
4
7.3%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
15,395
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
687
4.5%
5 to 17 years
182
1.2%
18 to 64 years
420
2.7%
65 years and over
85
0.6%
Speak English less than "very well"
171
1.1%
5 to 17 years
51
0.3%
18 to 64 years
99
0.6%
65 years and over
21
0.1%
Linguistically isolated households*
25
Population 5 years and over in households*
15,378
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
66
0.4%
5 to 17 years
25
0.2%
18 to 64 years
41
0.3%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
