Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Dallas 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
1,089,650
100.0%
Speak only English
685,534
62.9%
Speak a language other than English
404,116
37.1%
Spanish
348,225
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
133,995
38.5%
Speak English "well"
69,722
20.0%
Speak English "not well"
83,634
24.0%
Speak English "not at all"
60,874
17.5%
Other Indo-European languages
22,597
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
15,306
67.7%
Speak English "well"
4,380
19.4%
Speak English "not well"
2,319
10.3%
Speak English "not at all"
592
2.6%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
22,252
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
9,973
44.8%
Speak English "well"
6,535
29.4%
Speak English "not well"
4,683
21.0%
Speak English "not at all"
1,061
4.8%
All other languages
11,042
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
7,352
66.6%
Speak English "well"
2,500
22.6%
Speak English "not well"
992
9.0%
Speak English "not at all"
198
1.8%
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
1,089,650
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
404,116
37.1%
5 to 17 years
95,998
8.8%
18 to 64 years
294,673
27.0%
65 years and over
13,445
1.2%
Speak English less than "very well"
237,490
21.8%
5 to 17 years
44,461
4.1%
18 to 64 years
185,084
17.0%
65 years and over
7,945
0.7%
Linguistically isolated households*
50,776
Population 5 years and over in households*
1,068,717
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
163,569
15.3%
5 to 17 years
38,280
3.6%
18 to 64 years
121,121
11.3%
65 years and over
4,168
0.4%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
