Ability to Speak English by Age and Language Spoken at Home, Bexar Co.
2006 2007 2008
Sample Percent Sample Percent Sample Percent
Ages 5 to 17 307,863   316,474   321,531  
Speak Only English 204,465 219,019 223,030
Speak Language Other than English 103,398 97,455 98,501
Speak English "very well" or "well" 93,299 90.2% 91,056 93.4% 90,662 92.0%
Speak English "not well" 8,884 8.6% 5,534 5.7% 7,103 7.2%
Speak English "not at all" 1,215 1.2% 865 0.9% 736 0.7%
Ages 18 to 64 961,661 981,809 998,347
Speak Only English 511,125 521,197 539,283
Speak Language Other than English 450,536 460,612 459,064
Speak English "very well" or "well" 379,368 84.2% 391,639 85.0% 391,067 85.2%
Speak English "not well" 44,642 9.9% 47,579 10.3% 45,607 9.9%
Speak English "not at all" 26,526 5.9% 21,394 4.6% 22,390 4.9%
Age 65 and older 158,437 162,168 166,140
Speak Only English 86,538 84,691 89,971
Speak Language Other than English 71,899 77,477 76,169
Speak English "very well" or "well" 55,486 77.2% 59,308 76.5% 59,662 78.3%
Speak English "not well" 10,586 14.7% 12,405 16.0% 10,480 13.8%
Speak English "not at all" 5,827 8.1% 5,764 7.4% 6,027 7.9%
Source:Census ACS
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