Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Alamosa 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
7,327
100.0%
Speak only English
5,137
70.1%
Speak a language other than English
2,190
29.9%
Spanish
2,084
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
1,514
72.6%
Speak English "well"
311
14.9%
Speak English "not well"
232
11.1%
Speak English "not at all"
27
1.3%
Other Indo-European languages
59
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
30
50.8%
Speak English "well"
20
33.9%
Speak English "not well"
9
15.3%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
13
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
7
53.8%
Speak English "well"
6
46.2%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
34
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
13
38.2%
Speak English "well"
6
17.6%
Speak English "not well"
15
44.1%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
7,327
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
2,190
29.9%
5 to 17 years
384
5.2%
18 to 64 years
1,470
20.1%
65 years and over
336
4.6%
Speak English less than "very well"
626
8.5%
5 to 17 years
114
1.6%
18 to 64 years
408
5.6%
65 years and over
104
1.4%
Linguistically isolated households*
155
Population 5 years and over in households*
6,360
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
274
4.3%
5 to 17 years
30
0.5%
18 to 64 years
186
2.9%
65 years and over
58
0.9%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
