Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Gadsden 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
36,227
100.0%
Speak only English
34,619
95.6%
Speak a language other than English
1,608
4.4%
Spanish
1,179
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
529
44.9%
Speak English "well"
221
18.7%
Speak English "not well"
327
27.7%
Speak English "not at all"
102
8.7%
Other Indo-European languages
234
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
146
62.4%
Speak English "well"
63
26.9%
Speak English "not well"
25
10.7%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
132
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
55
41.7%
Speak English "well"
34
25.8%
Speak English "not well"
43
32.6%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
63
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
37
58.7%
Speak English "well"
8
12.7%
Speak English "not well"
18
28.6%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
36,227
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
1,608
4.4%
5 to 17 years
333
0.9%
18 to 64 years
1,173
3.2%
65 years and over
102
0.3%
Speak English less than "very well"
841
2.3%
5 to 17 years
160
0.4%
18 to 64 years
616
1.7%
65 years and over
65
0.2%
Linguistically isolated households*
156
Population 5 years and over in households*
34,787
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
400
1.1%
5 to 17 years
75
0.2%
18 to 64 years
277
0.8%
65 years and over
48
0.1%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
