Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Birmingham 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
226,637
100.0%
Speak only English
216,010
95.3%
Speak a language other than English
10,627
4.7%
Spanish
5,976
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
2,906
48.6%
Speak English "well"
1,331
22.3%
Speak English "not well"
1,358
22.7%
Speak English "not at all"
381
6.4%
Other Indo-European languages
2,430
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
1,685
69.3%
Speak English "well"
470
19.3%
Speak English "not well"
267
11.0%
Speak English "not at all"
8
0.3%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
1,341
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
631
47.1%
Speak English "well"
477
35.6%
Speak English "not well"
214
16.0%
Speak English "not at all"
19
1.4%
All other languages
880
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
655
74.4%
Speak English "well"
133
15.1%
Speak English "not well"
87
9.9%
Speak English "not at all"
5
0.6%
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
226,637
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
10,627
4.7%
5 to 17 years
1,834
0.8%
18 to 64 years
8,016
3.5%
65 years and over
777
0.3%
Speak English less than "very well"
4,750
2.1%
5 to 17 years
763
0.3%
18 to 64 years
3,766
1.7%
65 years and over
221
0.1%
Linguistically isolated households*
1,288
Population 5 years and over in households*
217,846
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
2,599
1.2%
5 to 17 years
381
0.2%
18 to 64 years
2,156
1.0%
65 years and over
62
0.0%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
