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
4,373
100.0%
Speak only English
4,255
97.3%
Speak a language other than English
118
2.7%
Spanish
60
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
50
83.3%
Speak English "well"
8
13.3%
Speak English "not well"
2
3.3%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
7
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
7
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
36
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
31
86.1%
Speak English "well"
2
5.6%
Speak English "not well"
3
8.3%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
15
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
15
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
4,373
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
118
2.7%
5 to 17 years
37
0.8%
18 to 64 years
74
1.7%
65 years and over
7
0.2%
Speak English less than "very well"
15
0.3%
5 to 17 years
0
0.0%
18 to 64 years
15
0.3%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
Linguistically isolated households*
3
Population 5 years and over in households*
4,269
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
5
0.1%
5 to 17 years
0
0.0%
18 to 64 years
5
0.1%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
