Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Alpharetta 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
31,549
100.0%
Speak only English
27,124
86.0%
Speak a language other than English
4,425
14.0%
Spanish
1,643
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
832
50.6%
Speak English "well"
284
17.3%
Speak English "not well"
347
21.1%
Speak English "not at all"
180
11.0%
Other Indo-European languages
1,620
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
1,180
72.8%
Speak English "well"
250
15.4%
Speak English "not well"
169
10.4%
Speak English "not at all"
21
1.3%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
1,015
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
734
72.3%
Speak English "well"
120
11.8%
Speak English "not well"
138
13.6%
Speak English "not at all"
23
2.3%
All other languages
147
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
99
67.3%
Speak English "well"
48
32.7%
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
31,549
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
4,425
14.0%
5 to 17 years
808
2.6%
18 to 64 years
3,459
11.0%
65 years and over
158
0.5%
Speak English less than "very well"
1,580
5.0%
5 to 17 years
224
0.7%
18 to 64 years
1,300
4.1%
65 years and over
56
0.2%
Linguistically isolated households*
289
Population 5 years and over in households*
31,449
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
891
2.8%
5 to 17 years
109
0.3%
18 to 64 years
763
2.4%
65 years and over
19
0.1%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
