Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Aransas Pass 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
7,655
100.0%
Speak only English
5,459
71.3%
Speak a language other than English
2,196
28.7%
Spanish
2,070
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
1,447
69.9%
Speak English "well"
364
17.6%
Speak English "not well"
138
6.7%
Speak English "not at all"
121
5.8%
Other Indo-European languages
59
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
34
57.6%
Speak English "well"
16
27.1%
Speak English "not well"
9
15.3%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
35
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
10
28.6%
Speak English "well"
25
71.4%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
32
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
32
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
7,655
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
2,196
28.7%
5 to 17 years
349
4.6%
18 to 64 years
1,665
21.8%
65 years and over
182
2.4%
Speak English less than "very well"
673
8.8%
5 to 17 years
89
1.2%
18 to 64 years
454
5.9%
65 years and over
130
1.7%
Linguistically isolated households*
102
Population 5 years and over in households*
7,528
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
215
2.9%
5 to 17 years
22
0.3%
18 to 64 years
97
1.3%
65 years and over
96
1.3%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
