Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Allen 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
38,834
100.0%
Speak only English
34,097
87.8%
Speak a language other than English
4,737
12.2%
Spanish
2,451
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
1,885
76.9%
Speak English "well"
347
14.2%
Speak English "not well"
168
6.9%
Speak English "not at all"
51
2.1%
Other Indo-European languages
1,158
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
873
75.4%
Speak English "well"
173
14.9%
Speak English "not well"
106
9.2%
Speak English "not at all"
6
0.5%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
868
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
507
58.4%
Speak English "well"
207
23.8%
Speak English "not well"
135
15.6%
Speak English "not at all"
19
2.2%
All other languages
260
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
233
89.6%
Speak English "well"
23
8.8%
Speak English "not well"
4
1.5%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
38,834
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
4,737
12.2%
5 to 17 years
1,116
2.9%
18 to 64 years
3,499
9.0%
65 years and over
122
0.3%
Speak English less than "very well"
1,239
3.2%
5 to 17 years
222
0.6%
18 to 64 years
938
2.4%
65 years and over
79
0.2%
Linguistically isolated households*
140
Population 5 years and over in households*
38,820
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
384
1.0%
5 to 17 years
97
0.2%
18 to 64 years
273
0.7%
65 years and over
14
0.0%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
