Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Alexandria 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
43,255
100.0%
Speak only English
41,270
95.4%
Speak a language other than English
1,985
4.6%
Spanish
474
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
300
63.3%
Speak English "well"
126
26.6%
Speak English "not well"
29
6.1%
Speak English "not at all"
19
4.0%
Other Indo-European languages
1,032
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
781
75.7%
Speak English "well"
210
20.3%
Speak English "not well"
41
4.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
263
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
148
56.3%
Speak English "well"
68
25.9%
Speak English "not well"
47
17.9%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
216
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
128
59.3%
Speak English "well"
35
16.2%
Speak English "not well"
37
17.1%
Speak English "not at all"
16
7.4%
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
43,255
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
1,985
4.6%
5 to 17 years
322
0.7%
18 to 64 years
1,189
2.7%
65 years and over
474
1.1%
Speak English less than "very well"
628
1.5%
5 to 17 years
115
0.3%
18 to 64 years
338
0.8%
65 years and over
175
0.4%
Linguistically isolated households*
120
Population 5 years and over in households*
41,262
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
261
0.6%
5 to 17 years
44
0.1%
18 to 64 years
131
0.3%
65 years and over
86
0.2%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
