Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Houston 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
1,794,753
100.0%
Speak only English
1,053,207
58.7%
Speak a language other than English
741,546
41.3%
Spanish
597,000
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
262,539
44.0%
Speak English "well"
121,278
20.3%
Speak English "not well"
130,823
21.9%
Speak English "not at all"
82,360
13.8%
Other Indo-European languages
54,020
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
38,075
70.5%
Speak English "well"
10,919
20.2%
Speak English "not well"
4,228
7.8%
Speak English "not at all"
798
1.5%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
70,718
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
30,923
43.7%
Speak English "well"
21,487
30.4%
Speak English "not well"
14,866
21.0%
Speak English "not at all"
3,442
4.9%
All other languages
19,808
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
14,955
75.5%
Speak English "well"
3,351
16.9%
Speak English "not well"
1,162
5.9%
Speak English "not at all"
340
1.7%
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
1,794,753
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
741,546
41.3%
5 to 17 years
169,666
9.5%
18 to 64 years
537,686
30.0%
65 years and over
34,194
1.9%
Speak English less than "very well"
395,054
22.0%
5 to 17 years
72,532
4.0%
18 to 64 years
301,923
16.8%
65 years and over
20,599
1.1%
Linguistically isolated households*
88,058
Population 5 years and over in households*
1,761,795
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
255,330
14.5%
5 to 17 years
60,534
3.4%
18 to 64 years
183,698
10.4%
65 years and over
11,098
0.6%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
