Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Belton 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
19,969
100.0%
Speak only English
18,915
94.7%
Speak a language other than English
1,054
5.3%
Spanish
721
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
338
46.9%
Speak English "well"
148
20.5%
Speak English "not well"
147
20.4%
Speak English "not at all"
88
12.2%
Other Indo-European languages
206
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
120
58.3%
Speak English "well"
71
34.5%
Speak English "not well"
15
7.3%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
65
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
48
73.8%
Speak English "well"
5
7.7%
Speak English "not well"
12
18.5%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
62
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
62
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
19,969
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
1,054
5.3%
5 to 17 years
211
1.1%
18 to 64 years
766
3.8%
65 years and over
77
0.4%
Speak English less than "very well"
486
2.4%
5 to 17 years
41
0.2%
18 to 64 years
403
2.0%
65 years and over
42
0.2%
Linguistically isolated households*
104
Population 5 years and over in households*
19,652
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
250
1.3%
5 to 17 years
41
0.2%
18 to 64 years
185
0.9%
65 years and over
24
0.1%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
