Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Hernando 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
8,006
100.0%
Speak only English
7,622
95.2%
Speak a language other than English
384
4.8%
Spanish
147
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
116
78.9%
Speak English "well"
14
9.5%
Speak English "not well"
17
11.6%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
183
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
112
61.2%
Speak English "well"
71
38.8%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
49
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
18
36.7%
Speak English "well"
21
42.9%
Speak English "not well"
10
20.4%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
5
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
5
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
8,006
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
384
4.8%
5 to 17 years
45
0.6%
18 to 64 years
229
2.9%
65 years and over
110
1.4%
Speak English less than "very well"
133
1.7%
5 to 17 years
18
0.2%
18 to 64 years
79
1.0%
65 years and over
36
0.4%
Linguistically isolated households*
20
Population 5 years and over in households*
8,006
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
42
0.5%
5 to 17 years
0
0.0%
18 to 64 years
21
0.3%
65 years and over
21
0.3%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
