Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Anniston 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
22,626
100.0%
Speak only English
21,583
95.4%
Speak a language other than English
1,043
4.6%
Spanish
576
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
346
60.1%
Speak English "well"
145
25.2%
Speak English "not well"
66
11.5%
Speak English "not at all"
19
3.3%
Other Indo-European languages
323
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
217
67.2%
Speak English "well"
47
14.6%
Speak English "not well"
59
18.3%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
104
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
35
33.7%
Speak English "well"
52
50.0%
Speak English "not well"
10
9.6%
Speak English "not at all"
7
6.7%
All other languages
40
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
26
65.0%
Speak English "well"
14
35.0%
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
22,626
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
1,043
4.6%
5 to 17 years
248
1.1%
18 to 64 years
684
3.0%
65 years and over
111
0.5%
Speak English less than "very well"
419
1.9%
5 to 17 years
57
0.3%
18 to 64 years
299
1.3%
65 years and over
63
0.3%
Linguistically isolated households*
102
Population 5 years and over in households*
21,955
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
216
1.0%
5 to 17 years
49
0.2%
18 to 64 years
138
0.6%
65 years and over
29
0.1%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
