Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Alamo 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
14,075
100.0%
Speak only English
12,629
89.7%
Speak a language other than English
1,446
10.3%
Spanish
300
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
279
93.0%
Speak English "well"
21
7.0%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
709
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
593
83.6%
Speak English "well"
69
9.7%
Speak English "not well"
47
6.6%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
308
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
248
80.5%
Speak English "well"
54
17.5%
Speak English "not well"
6
1.9%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
129
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
110
85.3%
Speak English "well"
19
14.7%
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
14,075
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
1,446
10.3%
5 to 17 years
276
2.0%
18 to 64 years
970
6.9%
65 years and over
200
1.4%
Speak English less than "very well"
216
1.5%
5 to 17 years
21
0.1%
18 to 64 years
108
0.8%
65 years and over
87
0.6%
Linguistically isolated households*
41
Population 5 years and over in households*
13,938
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
96
0.7%
5 to 17 years
22
0.2%
18 to 64 years
47
0.3%
65 years and over
27
0.2%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
