Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Socorro 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
8,365
100.0%
Speak only English
5,106
61.0%
Speak a language other than English
3,259
39.0%
Spanish
2,908
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
2,257
77.6%
Speak English "well"
405
13.9%
Speak English "not well"
162
5.6%
Speak English "not at all"
84
2.9%
Other Indo-European languages
159
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
154
96.9%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not well"
5
3.1%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
100
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
53
53.0%
Speak English "well"
41
41.0%
Speak English "not well"
6
6.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
92
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
42
45.7%
Speak English "well"
40
43.5%
Speak English "not well"
10
10.9%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
8,365
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
3,259
39.0%
5 to 17 years
412
4.9%
18 to 64 years
2,336
27.9%
65 years and over
511
6.1%
Speak English less than "very well"
753
9.0%
5 to 17 years
74
0.9%
18 to 64 years
531
6.3%
65 years and over
148
1.8%
Linguistically isolated households*
221
Population 5 years and over in households*
7,824
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
401
5.1%
5 to 17 years
19
0.2%
18 to 64 years
274
3.5%
65 years and over
108
1.4%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
