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
2,644
100.0%
Speak only English
2,522
95.4%
Speak a language other than English
122
4.6%
Spanish
19
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
9
47.4%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not well"
10
52.6%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
93
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
70
75.3%
Speak English "well"
8
8.6%
Speak English "not well"
15
16.1%
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
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
2,644
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
122
4.6%
5 to 17 years
0
0.0%
18 to 64 years
46
1.7%
65 years and over
76
2.9%
Speak English less than "very well"
33
1.2%
5 to 17 years
0
0.0%
18 to 64 years
18
0.7%
65 years and over
15
0.6%
Linguistically isolated households*
0
Population 5 years and over in households*
2,614
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
0
0.0%
5 to 17 years
0
0.0%
18 to 64 years
0
0.0%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
