Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Alvin 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
19,741
100.0%
Speak only English
15,065
76.3%
Speak a language other than English
4,676
23.7%
Spanish
4,320
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
2,880
66.7%
Speak English "well"
630
14.6%
Speak English "not well"
527
12.2%
Speak English "not at all"
283
6.6%
Other Indo-European languages
235
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
148
63.0%
Speak English "well"
61
26.0%
Speak English "not well"
22
9.4%
Speak English "not at all"
4
1.7%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
113
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
83
73.5%
Speak English "well"
18
15.9%
Speak English "not well"
12
10.6%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
8
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
8
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
19,741
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
4,676
23.7%
5 to 17 years
1,053
5.3%
18 to 64 years
3,422
17.3%
65 years and over
201
1.0%
Speak English less than "very well"
1,557
7.9%
5 to 17 years
291
1.5%
18 to 64 years
1,173
5.9%
65 years and over
93
0.5%
Linguistically isolated households*
353
Population 5 years and over in households*
19,551
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
971
5.0%
5 to 17 years
252
1.3%
18 to 64 years
683
3.5%
65 years and over
36
0.2%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
