Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Killeen 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
77,957
100.0%
Speak only English
60,675
77.8%
Speak a language other than English
17,282
22.2%
Spanish
10,172
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
6,989
68.7%
Speak English "well"
2,039
20.0%
Speak English "not well"
1,003
9.9%
Speak English "not at all"
141
1.4%
Other Indo-European languages
3,239
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
2,659
82.1%
Speak English "well"
458
14.1%
Speak English "not well"
122
3.8%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
3,606
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
2,144
59.5%
Speak English "well"
954
26.5%
Speak English "not well"
495
13.7%
Speak English "not at all"
13
0.4%
All other languages
265
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
174
65.7%
Speak English "well"
74
27.9%
Speak English "not well"
17
6.4%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
77,957
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
17,282
22.2%
5 to 17 years
2,938
3.8%
18 to 64 years
13,520
17.3%
65 years and over
824
1.1%
Speak English less than "very well"
5,316
6.8%
5 to 17 years
817
1.0%
18 to 64 years
4,133
5.3%
65 years and over
366
0.5%
Linguistically isolated households*
956
Population 5 years and over in households*
77,655
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
2,035
2.6%
5 to 17 years
438
0.6%
18 to 64 years
1,420
1.8%
65 years and over
177
0.2%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
