Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Abilene 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
6,209
100.0%
Speak only English
5,904
95.1%
Speak a language other than English
305
4.9%
Spanish
131
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
70
53.4%
Speak English "well"
52
39.7%
Speak English "not well"
9
6.9%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
127
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
113
89.0%
Speak English "well"
14
11.0%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
37
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
37
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
10
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
10
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
6,209
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
305
4.9%
5 to 17 years
52
0.8%
18 to 64 years
165
2.7%
65 years and over
88
1.4%
Speak English less than "very well"
75
1.2%
5 to 17 years
7
0.1%
18 to 64 years
60
1.0%
65 years and over
8
0.1%
Linguistically isolated households*
23
Population 5 years and over in households*
6,097
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
53
0.9%
5 to 17 years
5
0.1%
18 to 64 years
40
0.7%
65 years and over
8
0.1%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
