Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Brush 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
4,648
100.0%
Speak only English
3,457
74.4%
Speak a language other than English
1,191
25.6%
Spanish
1,102
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
485
44.0%
Speak English "well"
195
17.7%
Speak English "not well"
252
22.9%
Speak English "not at all"
170
15.4%
Other Indo-European languages
67
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
40
59.7%
Speak English "well"
27
40.3%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
19
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
11
57.9%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not well"
8
42.1%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
3
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
3
100.0%
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
4,648
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
1,191
25.6%
5 to 17 years
278
6.0%
18 to 64 years
778
16.7%
65 years and over
135
2.9%
Speak English less than "very well"
655
14.1%
5 to 17 years
101
2.2%
18 to 64 years
484
10.4%
65 years and over
70
1.5%
Linguistically isolated households*
160
Population 5 years and over in households*
4,376
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
429
9.8%
5 to 17 years
111
2.5%
18 to 64 years
272
6.2%
65 years and over
46
1.1%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
