Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Texarkana 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
24,803
100.0%
Speak only English
23,881
96.3%
Speak a language other than English
922
3.7%
Spanish
552
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
343
62.1%
Speak English "well"
90
16.3%
Speak English "not well"
78
14.1%
Speak English "not at all"
41
7.4%
Other Indo-European languages
262
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
231
88.2%
Speak English "well"
8
3.1%
Speak English "not well"
14
5.3%
Speak English "not at all"
9
3.4%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
87
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
45
51.7%
Speak English "well"
19
21.8%
Speak English "not well"
23
26.4%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
21
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
7
33.3%
Speak English "well"
4
19.0%
Speak English "not well"
10
47.6%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
24,803
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
922
3.7%
5 to 17 years
125
0.5%
18 to 64 years
651
2.6%
65 years and over
146
0.6%
Speak English less than "very well"
296
1.2%
5 to 17 years
45
0.2%
18 to 64 years
180
0.7%
65 years and over
71
0.3%
Linguistically isolated households*
68
Population 5 years and over in households*
23,761
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
149
0.6%
5 to 17 years
16
0.1%
18 to 64 years
133
0.6%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
