Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Daphne 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
15,790
100.0%
Speak only English
15,168
96.1%
Speak a language other than English
622
3.9%
Spanish
331
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
243
73.4%
Speak English "well"
65
19.6%
Speak English "not well"
7
2.1%
Speak English "not at all"
16
4.8%
Other Indo-European languages
246
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
216
87.8%
Speak English "well"
30
12.2%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
29
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
23
79.3%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not well"
6
20.7%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
16
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
16
100.0%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
15,790
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
622
3.9%
5 to 17 years
119
0.8%
18 to 64 years
445
2.8%
65 years and over
58
0.4%
Speak English less than "very well"
124
0.8%
5 to 17 years
35
0.2%
18 to 64 years
89
0.6%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
Linguistically isolated households*
0
Population 5 years and over in households*
15,646
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
0
0.0%
5 to 17 years
0
0.0%
18 to 64 years
0
0.0%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
