Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Dania 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
19,054
100.0%
Speak only English
14,392
75.5%
Speak a language other than English
4,662
24.5%
Spanish
2,324
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
1,361
58.6%
Speak English "well"
489
21.0%
Speak English "not well"
364
15.7%
Speak English "not at all"
110
4.7%
Other Indo-European languages
1,942
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
1,129
58.1%
Speak English "well"
554
28.5%
Speak English "not well"
213
11.0%
Speak English "not at all"
46
2.4%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
63
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
20
31.7%
Speak English "well"
23
36.5%
Speak English "not well"
20
31.7%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
333
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
234
70.3%
Speak English "well"
78
23.4%
Speak English "not well"
21
6.3%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
19,054
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
4,662
24.5%
5 to 17 years
790
4.1%
18 to 64 years
3,228
16.9%
65 years and over
644
3.4%
Speak English less than "very well"
1,918
10.1%
5 to 17 years
253
1.3%
18 to 64 years
1,289
6.8%
65 years and over
376
2.0%
Linguistically isolated households*
627
Population 5 years and over in households*
18,697
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
1,289
6.9%
5 to 17 years
227
1.2%
18 to 64 years
778
4.2%
65 years and over
284
1.5%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
