Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Hurricane 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
7,430
100.0%
Speak only English
7,041
94.8%
Speak a language other than English
389
5.2%
Spanish
319
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
200
62.7%
Speak English "well"
74
23.2%
Speak English "not well"
31
9.7%
Speak English "not at all"
14
4.4%
Other Indo-European languages
37
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
16
43.2%
Speak English "well"
21
56.8%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
14
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
6
42.9%
Speak English "well"
8
57.1%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
19
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
12
63.2%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not well"
7
36.8%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
7,430
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
389
5.2%
5 to 17 years
104
1.4%
18 to 64 years
247
3.3%
65 years and over
38
0.5%
Speak English less than "very well"
155
2.1%
5 to 17 years
45
0.6%
18 to 64 years
95
1.3%
65 years and over
15
0.2%
Linguistically isolated households*
28
Population 5 years and over in households*
7,380
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
28
0.4%
5 to 17 years
0
0.0%
18 to 64 years
13
0.2%
65 years and over
15
0.2%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
