Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Poulsbo 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
6,460
100.0%
Speak only English
5,876
91.0%
Speak a language other than English
584
9.0%
Spanish
162
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
120
74.1%
Speak English "well"
10
6.2%
Speak English "not well"
10
6.2%
Speak English "not at all"
22
13.6%
Other Indo-European languages
218
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
194
89.0%
Speak English "well"
24
11.0%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
187
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
101
54.0%
Speak English "well"
73
39.0%
Speak English "not well"
13
7.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
17
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
17
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
6,460
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
584
9.0%
5 to 17 years
91
1.4%
18 to 64 years
380
5.9%
65 years and over
113
1.7%
Speak English less than "very well"
152
2.4%
5 to 17 years
19
0.3%
18 to 64 years
106
1.6%
65 years and over
27
0.4%
Linguistically isolated households*
16
Population 5 years and over in households*
6,193
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
53
0.9%
5 to 17 years
22
0.4%
18 to 64 years
27
0.4%
65 years and over
4
0.1%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
