Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Corpus Christi 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
256,350
100.0%
Speak only English
150,742
58.8%
Speak a language other than English
105,608
41.2%
Spanish
100,368
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
68,947
68.7%
Speak English "well"
20,035
20.0%
Speak English "not well"
8,765
8.7%
Speak English "not at all"
2,621
2.6%
Other Indo-European languages
2,642
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
2,107
79.8%
Speak English "well"
370
14.0%
Speak English "not well"
137
5.2%
Speak English "not at all"
28
1.1%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
2,310
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
1,484
64.2%
Speak English "well"
613
26.5%
Speak English "not well"
179
7.7%
Speak English "not at all"
34
1.5%
All other languages
288
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
244
84.7%
Speak English "well"
31
10.8%
Speak English "not well"
13
4.5%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
256,350
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
105,608
41.2%
5 to 17 years
16,056
6.3%
18 to 64 years
77,300
30.2%
65 years and over
12,252
4.8%
Speak English less than "very well"
32,826
12.8%
5 to 17 years
4,628
1.8%
18 to 64 years
21,665
8.5%
65 years and over
6,533
2.5%
Linguistically isolated households*
6,954
Population 5 years and over in households*
251,034
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
14,839
5.9%
5 to 17 years
2,907
1.2%
18 to 64 years
8,514
3.4%
65 years and over
3,418
1.4%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
