Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Gardendale 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
11,191
100.0%
Speak only English
10,893
97.3%
Speak a language other than English
298
2.7%
Spanish
92
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
63
68.5%
Speak English "well"
12
13.0%
Speak English "not well"
17
18.5%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
138
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
111
80.4%
Speak English "well"
15
10.9%
Speak English "not well"
12
8.7%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
38
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
18
47.4%
Speak English "well"
20
52.6%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
30
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
30
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
11,191
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
298
2.7%
5 to 17 years
39
0.3%
18 to 64 years
227
2.0%
65 years and over
32
0.3%
Speak English less than "very well"
76
0.7%
5 to 17 years
11
0.1%
18 to 64 years
45
0.4%
65 years and over
20
0.2%
Linguistically isolated households*
0
Population 5 years and over in households*
11,040
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
0
0.0%
5 to 17 years
0
0.0%
18 to 64 years
0
0.0%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
