Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Hopkins 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
16,178
100.0%
Speak only English
13,605
84.1%
Speak a language other than English
2,573
15.9%
Spanish
809
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
436
53.9%
Speak English "well"
94
11.6%
Speak English "not well"
145
17.9%
Speak English "not at all"
134
16.6%
Other Indo-European languages
724
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
517
71.4%
Speak English "well"
118
16.3%
Speak English "not well"
77
10.6%
Speak English "not at all"
12
1.7%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
675
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
321
47.6%
Speak English "well"
213
31.6%
Speak English "not well"
111
16.4%
Speak English "not at all"
30
4.4%
All other languages
365
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
283
77.5%
Speak English "well"
60
16.4%
Speak English "not well"
22
6.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
16,178
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
2,573
15.9%
5 to 17 years
579
3.6%
18 to 64 years
1,808
11.2%
65 years and over
186
1.1%
Speak English less than "very well"
1,016
6.3%
5 to 17 years
163
1.0%
18 to 64 years
743
4.6%
65 years and over
110
0.7%
Linguistically isolated households*
230
Population 5 years and over in households*
15,733
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
544
3.5%
5 to 17 years
46
0.3%
18 to 64 years
427
2.7%
65 years and over
71
0.5%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
