Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Albany 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
37,613
100.0%
Speak only English
35,083
93.3%
Speak a language other than English
2,530
6.7%
Spanish
1,713
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
807
47.1%
Speak English "well"
346
20.2%
Speak English "not well"
348
20.3%
Speak English "not at all"
212
12.4%
Other Indo-European languages
340
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
310
91.2%
Speak English "well"
20
5.9%
Speak English "not well"
10
2.9%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
438
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
246
56.2%
Speak English "well"
123
28.1%
Speak English "not well"
63
14.4%
Speak English "not at all"
6
1.4%
All other languages
39
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
23
59.0%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not well"
8
20.5%
Speak English "not at all"
8
20.5%
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
37,613
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
2,530
6.7%
5 to 17 years
487
1.3%
18 to 64 years
1,886
5.0%
65 years and over
157
0.4%
Speak English less than "very well"
1,144
3.0%
5 to 17 years
109
0.3%
18 to 64 years
975
2.6%
65 years and over
60
0.2%
Linguistically isolated households*
297
Population 5 years and over in households*
36,970
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
871
2.4%
5 to 17 years
188
0.5%
18 to 64 years
648
1.8%
65 years and over
35
0.1%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
