Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Alexander City 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
13,960
100.0%
Speak only English
13,578
97.3%
Speak a language other than English
382
2.7%
Spanish
234
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
128
54.7%
Speak English "well"
10
4.3%
Speak English "not well"
96
41.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
83
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
55
66.3%
Speak English "well"
28
33.7%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
56
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
33
58.9%
Speak English "well"
17
30.4%
Speak English "not well"
6
10.7%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
9
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "well"
9
100.0%
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
13,960
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
382
2.7%
5 to 17 years
118
0.8%
18 to 64 years
250
1.8%
65 years and over
14
0.1%
Speak English less than "very well"
166
1.2%
5 to 17 years
58
0.4%
18 to 64 years
102
0.7%
65 years and over
6
0.0%
Linguistically isolated households*
14
Population 5 years and over in households*
13,461
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
30
0.2%
5 to 17 years
16
0.1%
18 to 64 years
14
0.1%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
