Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Tuscaloosa 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
74,056
100.0%
Speak only English
70,141
94.7%
Speak a language other than English
3,915
5.3%
Spanish
1,853
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
1,242
67.0%
Speak English "well"
299
16.1%
Speak English "not well"
257
13.9%
Speak English "not at all"
55
3.0%
Other Indo-European languages
1,121
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
824
73.5%
Speak English "well"
207
18.5%
Speak English "not well"
90
8.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
790
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
407
51.5%
Speak English "well"
287
36.3%
Speak English "not well"
96
12.2%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
151
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
55
36.4%
Speak English "well"
57
37.7%
Speak English "not well"
39
25.8%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
74,056
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
3,915
5.3%
5 to 17 years
782
1.1%
18 to 64 years
2,964
4.0%
65 years and over
169
0.2%
Speak English less than "very well"
1,387
1.9%
5 to 17 years
192
0.3%
18 to 64 years
1,167
1.6%
65 years and over
28
0.0%
Linguistically isolated households*
359
Population 5 years and over in households*
65,940
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
600
0.9%
5 to 17 years
62
0.1%
18 to 64 years
528
0.8%
65 years and over
10
0.0%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
