Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Glendale 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
200,276
100.0%
Speak only English
154,458
77.1%
Speak a language other than English
45,818
22.9%
Spanish
34,595
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
18,841
54.5%
Speak English "well"
6,800
19.7%
Speak English "not well"
5,371
15.5%
Speak English "not at all"
3,583
10.4%
Other Indo-European languages
4,833
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
3,352
69.4%
Speak English "well"
985
20.4%
Speak English "not well"
448
9.3%
Speak English "not at all"
48
1.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
4,329
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
2,257
52.1%
Speak English "well"
1,237
28.6%
Speak English "not well"
675
15.6%
Speak English "not at all"
160
3.7%
All other languages
2,061
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
1,566
76.0%
Speak English "well"
306
14.8%
Speak English "not well"
154
7.5%
Speak English "not at all"
35
1.7%
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
200,276
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
45,818
22.9%
5 to 17 years
10,776
5.4%
18 to 64 years
32,497
16.2%
65 years and over
2,545
1.3%
Speak English less than "very well"
19,802
9.9%
5 to 17 years
3,962
2.0%
18 to 64 years
14,598
7.3%
65 years and over
1,242
0.6%
Linguistically isolated households*
4,035
Population 5 years and over in households*
197,399
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
11,915
6.0%
5 to 17 years
3,223
1.6%
18 to 64 years
8,057
4.1%
65 years and over
635
0.3%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
