Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Albert Lea 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
17,338
100.0%
Speak only English
15,702
90.6%
Speak a language other than English
1,636
9.4%
Spanish
1,301
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
519
39.9%
Speak English "well"
290
22.3%
Speak English "not well"
229
17.6%
Speak English "not at all"
263
20.2%
Other Indo-European languages
296
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
190
64.2%
Speak English "well"
51
17.2%
Speak English "not well"
41
13.9%
Speak English "not at all"
14
4.7%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
33
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
17
51.5%
Speak English "well"
5
15.2%
Speak English "not well"
11
33.3%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
6
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
6
100.0%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
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
17,338
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
1,636
9.4%
5 to 17 years
379
2.2%
18 to 64 years
1,078
6.2%
65 years and over
179
1.0%
Speak English less than "very well"
904
5.2%
5 to 17 years
132
0.8%
18 to 64 years
721
4.2%
65 years and over
51
0.3%
Linguistically isolated households*
198
Population 5 years and over in households*
16,770
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
576
3.4%
5 to 17 years
96
0.6%
18 to 64 years
432
2.6%
65 years and over
48
0.3%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
