Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Andrews 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
20,243
100.0%
Speak only English
18,964
93.7%
Speak a language other than English
1,279
6.3%
Spanish
631
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
380
60.2%
Speak English "well"
179
28.4%
Speak English "not well"
64
10.1%
Speak English "not at all"
8
1.3%
Other Indo-European languages
344
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
250
72.7%
Speak English "well"
53
15.4%
Speak English "not well"
41
11.9%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
233
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
136
58.4%
Speak English "well"
54
23.2%
Speak English "not well"
38
16.3%
Speak English "not at all"
5
2.1%
All other languages
71
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
49
69.0%
Speak English "well"
22
31.0%
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
20,243
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
1,279
6.3%
5 to 17 years
164
0.8%
18 to 64 years
1,048
5.2%
65 years and over
67
0.3%
Speak English less than "very well"
464
2.3%
5 to 17 years
54
0.3%
18 to 64 years
395
2.0%
65 years and over
15
0.1%
Linguistically isolated households*
161
Population 5 years and over in households*
20,152
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
239
1.2%
5 to 17 years
21
0.1%
18 to 64 years
210
1.0%
65 years and over
8
0.0%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
