Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Alpena 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
10,512
100.0%
Speak only English
10,029
95.4%
Speak a language other than English
483
4.6%
Spanish
78
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
66
84.6%
Speak English "well"
12
15.4%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
268
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
161
60.1%
Speak English "well"
79
29.5%
Speak English "not well"
22
8.2%
Speak English "not at all"
6
2.2%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
11
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
11
100.0%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
126
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
92
73.0%
Speak English "well"
34
27.0%
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
10,512
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
483
4.6%
5 to 17 years
107
1.0%
18 to 64 years
218
2.1%
65 years and over
158
1.5%
Speak English less than "very well"
153
1.5%
5 to 17 years
18
0.2%
18 to 64 years
60
0.6%
65 years and over
75
0.7%
Linguistically isolated households*
72
Population 5 years and over in households*
10,253
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
84
0.8%
5 to 17 years
0
0.0%
18 to 64 years
23
0.2%
65 years and over
61
0.6%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
