Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Childress 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
6,487
100.0%
Speak only English
5,259
81.1%
Speak a language other than English
1,228
18.9%
Spanish
1,177
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
846
71.9%
Speak English "well"
80
6.8%
Speak English "not well"
184
15.6%
Speak English "not at all"
67
5.7%
Other Indo-European languages
44
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
44
100.0%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
7
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not well"
7
100.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
0
Speak English "very well"
0
Speak English "well"
0
Speak English "not well"
0
Speak English "not at all"
0
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
6,487
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
1,228
18.9%
5 to 17 years
318
4.9%
18 to 64 years
849
13.1%
65 years and over
61
0.9%
Speak English less than "very well"
338
5.2%
5 to 17 years
57
0.9%
18 to 64 years
220
3.4%
65 years and over
61
0.9%
Linguistically isolated households*
83
Population 5 years and over in households*
4,722
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
235
5.0%
5 to 17 years
65
1.4%
18 to 64 years
142
3.0%
65 years and over
28
0.6%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
