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
46,398
100.0%
Speak only English
44,880
96.7%
Speak a language other than English
1,518
3.3%
Spanish
411
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
252
61.3%
Speak English "well"
43
10.5%
Speak English "not well"
113
27.5%
Speak English "not at all"
3
0.7%
Other Indo-European languages
899
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
689
76.6%
Speak English "well"
103
11.5%
Speak English "not well"
93
10.3%
Speak English "not at all"
14
1.6%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
141
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
95
67.4%
Speak English "well"
42
29.8%
Speak English "not well"
4
2.8%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
67
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
67
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
46,398
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
1,518
3.3%
5 to 17 years
208
0.4%
18 to 64 years
913
2.0%
65 years and over
397
0.9%
Speak English less than "very well"
415
0.9%
5 to 17 years
61
0.1%
18 to 64 years
281
0.6%
65 years and over
73
0.2%
Linguistically isolated households*
76
Population 5 years and over in households*
44,466
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
114
0.3%
5 to 17 years
4
0.0%
18 to 64 years
85
0.2%
65 years and over
25
0.1%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
