Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Brownsville 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
9,949
100.0%
Speak only English
9,486
95.3%
Speak a language other than English
463
4.7%
Spanish
391
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
234
59.8%
Speak English "well"
45
11.5%
Speak English "not well"
48
12.3%
Speak English "not at all"
64
16.4%
Other Indo-European languages
53
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
53
100.0%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
12
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
12
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
7
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
7
100.0%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
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
9,949
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
463
4.7%
5 to 17 years
85
0.9%
18 to 64 years
378
3.8%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
Speak English less than "very well"
157
1.6%
5 to 17 years
19
0.2%
18 to 64 years
138
1.4%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
Linguistically isolated households*
38
Population 5 years and over in households*
9,771
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
106
1.1%
5 to 17 years
0
0.0%
18 to 64 years
106
1.1%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
