Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Bridge City 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
7,991
100.0%
Speak only English
7,415
92.8%
Speak a language other than English
576
7.2%
Spanish
150
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
101
67.3%
Speak English "well"
21
14.0%
Speak English "not well"
28
18.7%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
260
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
218
83.8%
Speak English "well"
42
16.2%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
166
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
32
19.3%
Speak English "well"
45
27.1%
Speak English "not well"
63
38.0%
Speak English "not at all"
26
15.7%
All other languages
0
Speak English "very well"
0
Speak English "well"
0
Speak English "not well"
0
Speak English "not at all"
0
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
7,991
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
576
7.2%
5 to 17 years
75
0.9%
18 to 64 years
370
4.6%
65 years and over
131
1.6%
Speak English less than "very well"
225
2.8%
5 to 17 years
43
0.5%
18 to 64 years
155
1.9%
65 years and over
27
0.3%
Linguistically isolated households*
25
Population 5 years and over in households*
7,949
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
74
0.9%
5 to 17 years
10
0.1%
18 to 64 years
57
0.7%
65 years and over
7
0.1%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
