Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Brentwood 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
49,604
100.0%
Speak only English
21,016
42.4%
Speak a language other than English
28,588
57.6%
Spanish
24,859
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
11,140
44.8%
Speak English "well"
5,711
23.0%
Speak English "not well"
5,749
23.1%
Speak English "not at all"
2,259
9.1%
Other Indo-European languages
2,937
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
1,927
65.6%
Speak English "well"
583
19.9%
Speak English "not well"
321
10.9%
Speak English "not at all"
106
3.6%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
517
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
245
47.4%
Speak English "well"
219
42.4%
Speak English "not well"
45
8.7%
Speak English "not at all"
8
1.5%
All other languages
275
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
215
78.2%
Speak English "well"
53
19.3%
Speak English "not well"
7
2.5%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
49,604
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
28,588
57.6%
5 to 17 years
6,556
13.2%
18 to 64 years
20,272
40.9%
65 years and over
1,760
3.5%
Speak English less than "very well"
15,061
30.4%
5 to 17 years
2,318
4.7%
18 to 64 years
11,675
23.5%
65 years and over
1,068
2.2%
Linguistically isolated households*
1,673
Population 5 years and over in households*
48,923
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
6,896
14.1%
5 to 17 years
1,650
3.4%
18 to 64 years
4,869
10.0%
65 years and over
377
0.8%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
