Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Bernalillo 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
5,918
100.0%
Speak only English
2,672
45.2%
Speak a language other than English
3,246
54.8%
Spanish
3,115
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
2,525
81.1%
Speak English "well"
257
8.3%
Speak English "not well"
188
6.0%
Speak English "not at all"
145
4.7%
Other Indo-European languages
18
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
18
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
0
Speak English "very well"
0
Speak English "well"
0
Speak English "not well"
0
Speak English "not at all"
0
All other languages
113
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
100
88.5%
Speak English "well"
13
11.5%
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
5,918
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
3,246
54.8%
5 to 17 years
515
8.7%
18 to 64 years
2,375
40.1%
65 years and over
356
6.0%
Speak English less than "very well"
603
10.2%
5 to 17 years
78
1.3%
18 to 64 years
429
7.2%
65 years and over
96
1.6%
Linguistically isolated households*
129
Population 5 years and over in households*
5,918
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
281
4.7%
5 to 17 years
64
1.1%
18 to 64 years
190
3.2%
65 years and over
27
0.5%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
