Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Altoona 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
9,362
100.0%
Speak only English
8,945
95.5%
Speak a language other than English
417
4.5%
Spanish
230
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
162
70.4%
Speak English "well"
32
13.9%
Speak English "not well"
36
15.7%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
118
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
53
44.9%
Speak English "well"
6
5.1%
Speak English "not well"
59
50.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
69
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
26
37.7%
Speak English "well"
27
39.1%
Speak English "not well"
13
18.8%
Speak English "not at all"
3
4.3%
All other languages
0
Speak English "very well"
0
Speak English "well"
0
Speak English "not well"
0
Speak English "not at all"
0
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
9,362
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
417
4.5%
5 to 17 years
105
1.1%
18 to 64 years
294
3.1%
65 years and over
18
0.2%
Speak English less than "very well"
176
1.9%
5 to 17 years
38
0.4%
18 to 64 years
135
1.4%
65 years and over
3
0.0%
Linguistically isolated households*
24
Population 5 years and over in households*
9,256
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
41
0.4%
5 to 17 years
0
0.0%
18 to 64 years
41
0.4%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
