Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Hobe Sound 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
10,772
100.0%
Speak only English
9,903
91.9%
Speak a language other than English
869
8.1%
Spanish
381
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
270
70.9%
Speak English "well"
83
21.8%
Speak English "not well"
28
7.3%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
385
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
327
84.9%
Speak English "well"
21
5.5%
Speak English "not well"
37
9.6%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
34
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
9
26.5%
Speak English "well"
16
47.1%
Speak English "not well"
9
26.5%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
69
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
59
85.5%
Speak English "well"
10
14.5%
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
10,772
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
869
8.1%
5 to 17 years
140
1.3%
18 to 64 years
492
4.6%
65 years and over
237
2.2%
Speak English less than "very well"
204
1.9%
5 to 17 years
66
0.6%
18 to 64 years
117
1.1%
65 years and over
21
0.2%
Linguistically isolated households*
38
Population 5 years and over in households*
10,459
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
76
0.7%
5 to 17 years
18
0.2%
18 to 64 years
53
0.5%
65 years and over
5
0.0%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
