Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Brownfield 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
8,642
100.0%
Speak only English
5,224
60.4%
Speak a language other than English
3,418
39.6%
Spanish
3,344
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
2,350
70.3%
Speak English "well"
516
15.4%
Speak English "not well"
328
9.8%
Speak English "not at all"
150
4.5%
Other Indo-European languages
37
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
18
48.6%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not well"
9
24.3%
Speak English "not at all"
10
27.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
26
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
26
100.0%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
11
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
11
100.0%
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
8,642
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
3,418
39.6%
5 to 17 years
695
8.0%
18 to 64 years
2,485
28.8%
65 years and over
238
2.8%
Speak English less than "very well"
1,024
11.8%
5 to 17 years
153
1.8%
18 to 64 years
665
7.7%
65 years and over
206
2.4%
Linguistically isolated households*
237
Population 5 years and over in households*
7,665
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
546
7.1%
5 to 17 years
136
1.8%
18 to 64 years
290
3.8%
65 years and over
120
1.6%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
