Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Alabaster 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
20,851
100.0%
Speak only English
20,049
96.2%
Speak a language other than English
802
3.8%
Spanish
590
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
282
47.8%
Speak English "well"
98
16.6%
Speak English "not well"
193
32.7%
Speak English "not at all"
17
2.9%
Other Indo-European languages
204
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
142
69.6%
Speak English "well"
40
19.6%
Speak English "not well"
22
10.8%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
0
Speak English "very well"
0
Speak English "well"
0
Speak English "not well"
0
Speak English "not at all"
0
All other languages
8
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
8
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
20,851
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
802
3.8%
5 to 17 years
145
0.7%
18 to 64 years
599
2.9%
65 years and over
58
0.3%
Speak English less than "very well"
370
1.8%
5 to 17 years
66
0.3%
18 to 64 years
286
1.4%
65 years and over
18
0.1%
Linguistically isolated households*
56
Population 5 years and over in households*
20,504
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
116
0.6%
5 to 17 years
28
0.1%
18 to 64 years
70
0.3%
65 years and over
18
0.1%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
