Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Barrow 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
4,133
100.0%
Speak only English
2,152
52.1%
Speak a language other than English
1,981
47.9%
Spanish
50
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
38
76.0%
Speak English "well"
9
18.0%
Speak English "not well"
3
6.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
31
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
21
67.7%
Speak English "well"
10
32.3%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
362
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
225
62.2%
Speak English "well"
111
30.7%
Speak English "not well"
26
7.2%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
1,538
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
1,006
65.4%
Speak English "well"
359
23.3%
Speak English "not well"
171
11.1%
Speak English "not at all"
2
0.1%
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
4,133
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
1,981
47.9%
5 to 17 years
444
10.7%
18 to 64 years
1,384
33.5%
65 years and over
153
3.7%
Speak English less than "very well"
691
16.7%
5 to 17 years
135
3.3%
18 to 64 years
441
10.7%
65 years and over
115
2.8%
Linguistically isolated households*
125
Population 5 years and over in households*
4,038
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
302
7.5%
5 to 17 years
93
2.3%
18 to 64 years
175
4.3%
65 years and over
34
0.8%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
