Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Burleson 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
19,558
100.0%
Speak only English
18,310
93.6%
Speak a language other than English
1,248
6.4%
Spanish
973
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
632
65.0%
Speak English "well"
134
13.8%
Speak English "not well"
207
21.3%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
168
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
151
89.9%
Speak English "well"
11
6.5%
Speak English "not well"
6
3.6%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
75
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
32
42.7%
Speak English "well"
26
34.7%
Speak English "not well"
17
22.7%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
32
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
32
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
19,558
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
1,248
6.4%
5 to 17 years
228
1.2%
18 to 64 years
905
4.6%
65 years and over
115
0.6%
Speak English less than "very well"
401
2.1%
5 to 17 years
95
0.5%
18 to 64 years
256
1.3%
65 years and over
50
0.3%
Linguistically isolated households*
68
Population 5 years and over in households*
19,414
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
154
0.8%
5 to 17 years
37
0.2%
18 to 64 years
92
0.5%
65 years and over
25
0.1%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
