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
107,647
100.0%
Speak only English
90,800
84.3%
Speak a language other than English
16,847
15.7%
Spanish
14,513
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
10,436
71.9%
Speak English "well"
2,315
16.0%
Speak English "not well"
1,487
10.2%
Speak English "not at all"
275
1.9%
Other Indo-European languages
1,005
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
802
79.8%
Speak English "well"
152
15.1%
Speak English "not well"
51
5.1%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
1,145
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
719
62.8%
Speak English "well"
269
23.5%
Speak English "not well"
157
13.7%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
184
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
146
79.3%
Speak English "well"
38
20.7%
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
107,647
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
16,847
15.7%
5 to 17 years
2,931
2.7%
18 to 64 years
12,938
12.0%
65 years and over
978
0.9%
Speak English less than "very well"
4,744
4.4%
5 to 17 years
890
0.8%
18 to 64 years
3,307
3.1%
65 years and over
547
0.5%
Linguistically isolated households*
959
Population 5 years and over in households*
96,718
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
1,929
2.0%
5 to 17 years
367
0.4%
18 to 64 years
1,229
1.3%
65 years and over
333
0.3%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
