Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Pharr 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
41,723
100.0%
Speak only English
5,795
13.9%
Speak a language other than English
35,928
86.1%
Spanish
35,672
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
17,576
49.3%
Speak English "well"
8,384
23.5%
Speak English "not well"
4,664
13.1%
Speak English "not at all"
5,048
14.2%
Other Indo-European languages
109
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
59
54.1%
Speak English "well"
37
33.9%
Speak English "not well"
13
11.9%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
147
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
91
61.9%
Speak English "well"
41
27.9%
Speak English "not well"
15
10.2%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
0
Speak English "very well"
0
Speak English "well"
0
Speak English "not well"
0
Speak English "not at all"
0
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
41,723
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
35,928
86.1%
5 to 17 years
10,422
25.0%
18 to 64 years
22,455
53.8%
65 years and over
3,051
7.3%
Speak English less than "very well"
18,202
43.6%
5 to 17 years
4,473
10.7%
18 to 64 years
11,267
27.0%
65 years and over
2,462
5.9%
Linguistically isolated households*
3,460
Population 5 years and over in households*
41,702
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
9,903
23.7%
5 to 17 years
2,843
6.8%
18 to 64 years
5,623
13.5%
65 years and over
1,437
3.4%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
