Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Phenix City 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
26,341
100.0%
Speak only English
25,373
96.3%
Speak a language other than English
968
3.7%
Spanish
538
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
329
61.2%
Speak English "well"
129
24.0%
Speak English "not well"
71
13.2%
Speak English "not at all"
9
1.7%
Other Indo-European languages
294
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
200
68.0%
Speak English "well"
41
13.9%
Speak English "not well"
53
18.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
94
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
43
45.7%
Speak English "well"
30
31.9%
Speak English "not well"
21
22.3%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
42
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
42
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
26,341
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
968
3.7%
5 to 17 years
164
0.6%
18 to 64 years
741
2.8%
65 years and over
63
0.2%
Speak English less than "very well"
354
1.3%
5 to 17 years
84
0.3%
18 to 64 years
257
1.0%
65 years and over
13
0.0%
Linguistically isolated households*
94
Population 5 years and over in households*
25,669
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
156
0.6%
5 to 17 years
45
0.2%
18 to 64 years
104
0.4%
65 years and over
7
0.0%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
