Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Alliance 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
21,654
100.0%
Speak only English
20,694
95.6%
Speak a language other than English
960
4.4%
Spanish
412
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
266
64.6%
Speak English "well"
85
20.6%
Speak English "not well"
46
11.2%
Speak English "not at all"
15
3.6%
Other Indo-European languages
493
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
353
71.6%
Speak English "well"
86
17.4%
Speak English "not well"
40
8.1%
Speak English "not at all"
14
2.8%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
55
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
41
74.5%
Speak English "well"
10
18.2%
Speak English "not well"
4
7.3%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
0
Speak English "very well"
0
Speak English "well"
0
Speak English "not well"
0
Speak English "not at all"
0
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
21,654
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
960
4.4%
5 to 17 years
143
0.7%
18 to 64 years
688
3.2%
65 years and over
129
0.6%
Speak English less than "very well"
300
1.4%
5 to 17 years
67
0.3%
18 to 64 years
194
0.9%
65 years and over
39
0.2%
Linguistically isolated households*
42
Population 5 years and over in households*
19,829
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
98
0.5%
5 to 17 years
43
0.2%
18 to 64 years
46
0.2%
65 years and over
9
0.0%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
