Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Burbank 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
26,200
100.0%
Speak only English
17,527
66.9%
Speak a language other than English
8,673
33.1%
Spanish
2,084
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
1,189
57.1%
Speak English "well"
576
27.6%
Speak English "not well"
214
10.3%
Speak English "not at all"
105
5.0%
Other Indo-European languages
5,046
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
2,459
48.7%
Speak English "well"
1,277
25.3%
Speak English "not well"
1,004
19.9%
Speak English "not at all"
306
6.1%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
339
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
177
52.2%
Speak English "well"
139
41.0%
Speak English "not well"
18
5.3%
Speak English "not at all"
5
1.5%
All other languages
1,204
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
610
50.7%
Speak English "well"
368
30.6%
Speak English "not well"
192
15.9%
Speak English "not at all"
34
2.8%
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
26,200
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
8,673
33.1%
5 to 17 years
1,938
7.4%
18 to 64 years
5,830
22.3%
65 years and over
905
3.5%
Speak English less than "very well"
4,238
16.2%
5 to 17 years
476
1.8%
18 to 64 years
3,194
12.2%
65 years and over
568
2.2%
Linguistically isolated households*
797
Population 5 years and over in households*
26,083
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
2,243
8.6%
5 to 17 years
475
1.8%
18 to 64 years
1,438
5.5%
65 years and over
330
1.3%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
