Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Hillsborough 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
5,406
100.0%
Speak only English
5,074
93.9%
Speak a language other than English
332
6.1%
Spanish
183
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
90
49.2%
Speak English "well"
75
41.0%
Speak English "not well"
13
7.1%
Speak English "not at all"
5
2.7%
Other Indo-European languages
77
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
58
75.3%
Speak English "well"
7
9.1%
Speak English "not well"
12
15.6%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
65
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
42
64.6%
Speak English "well"
23
35.4%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
7
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
7
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
5,406
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
332
6.1%
5 to 17 years
49
0.9%
18 to 64 years
273
5.0%
65 years and over
10
0.2%
Speak English less than "very well"
135
2.5%
5 to 17 years
30
0.6%
18 to 64 years
105
1.9%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
Linguistically isolated households*
26
Population 5 years and over in households*
5,155
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
65
1.3%
5 to 17 years
12
0.2%
18 to 64 years
53
1.0%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
