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
20,999
100.0%
Speak only English
16,286
77.6%
Speak a language other than English
4,713
22.4%
Spanish
3,985
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
1,814
45.5%
Speak English "well"
959
24.1%
Speak English "not well"
659
16.5%
Speak English "not at all"
553
13.9%
Other Indo-European languages
294
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
210
71.4%
Speak English "well"
77
26.2%
Speak English "not well"
7
2.4%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
380
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
223
58.7%
Speak English "well"
107
28.2%
Speak English "not well"
50
13.2%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
54
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
54
100.0%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
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
20,999
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
4,713
22.4%
5 to 17 years
1,033
4.9%
18 to 64 years
3,289
15.7%
65 years and over
391
1.9%
Speak English less than "very well"
2,412
11.5%
5 to 17 years
406
1.9%
18 to 64 years
1,829
8.7%
65 years and over
177
0.8%
Linguistically isolated households*
421
Population 5 years and over in households*
20,962
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
1,489
7.1%
5 to 17 years
370
1.8%
18 to 64 years
1,019
4.9%
65 years and over
100
0.5%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
