Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Houston 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
3,813
100.0%
Speak only English
3,627
95.1%
Speak a language other than English
186
4.9%
Spanish
172
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
76
44.2%
Speak English "well"
20
11.6%
Speak English "not well"
38
22.1%
Speak English "not at all"
38
22.1%
Other Indo-European languages
5
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not well"
5
100.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
9
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
9
100.0%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
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
3,813
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
186
4.9%
5 to 17 years
55
1.4%
18 to 64 years
126
3.3%
65 years and over
5
0.1%
Speak English less than "very well"
101
2.6%
5 to 17 years
26
0.7%
18 to 64 years
75
2.0%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
Linguistically isolated households*
17
Population 5 years and over in households*
3,693
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
79
2.1%
5 to 17 years
15
0.4%
18 to 64 years
64
1.7%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
