Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Alexandria 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
120,272
100.0%
Speak only English
84,234
70.0%
Speak a language other than English
36,038
30.0%
Spanish
17,368
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
7,055
40.6%
Speak English "well"
3,269
18.8%
Speak English "not well"
4,389
25.3%
Speak English "not at all"
2,655
15.3%
Other Indo-European languages
7,523
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
5,201
69.1%
Speak English "well"
1,653
22.0%
Speak English "not well"
585
7.8%
Speak English "not at all"
84
1.1%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
4,092
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
2,082
50.9%
Speak English "well"
1,151
28.1%
Speak English "not well"
735
18.0%
Speak English "not at all"
124
3.0%
All other languages
7,055
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
4,537
64.3%
Speak English "well"
1,833
26.0%
Speak English "not well"
544
7.7%
Speak English "not at all"
141
2.0%
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
120,272
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
36,038
30.0%
5 to 17 years
4,858
4.0%
18 to 64 years
29,473
24.5%
65 years and over
1,707
1.4%
Speak English less than "very well"
17,163
14.3%
5 to 17 years
1,769
1.5%
18 to 64 years
14,267
11.9%
65 years and over
1,127
0.9%
Linguistically isolated households*
4,355
Population 5 years and over in households*
118,402
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
11,434
9.7%
5 to 17 years
1,844
1.6%
18 to 64 years
8,931
7.5%
65 years and over
659
0.6%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
