Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Bryan 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
7,907
100.0%
Speak only English
7,563
95.6%
Speak a language other than English
344
4.4%
Spanish
171
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
151
88.3%
Speak English "well"
20
11.7%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
74
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
74
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
94
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
51
54.3%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not well"
43
45.7%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
5
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "well"
5
100.0%
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
7,907
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
344
4.4%
5 to 17 years
90
1.1%
18 to 64 years
229
2.9%
65 years and over
25
0.3%
Speak English less than "very well"
68
0.9%
5 to 17 years
15
0.2%
18 to 64 years
53
0.7%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
Linguistically isolated households*
8
Population 5 years and over in households*
7,724
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
12
0.2%
5 to 17 years
0
0.0%
18 to 64 years
12
0.2%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
