Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Hampton 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
19,323
100.0%
Speak only English
16,719
86.5%
Speak a language other than English
2,604
13.5%
Spanish
1,256
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
440
35.0%
Speak English "well"
299
23.8%
Speak English "not well"
366
29.1%
Speak English "not at all"
151
12.0%
Other Indo-European languages
702
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
481
68.5%
Speak English "well"
169
24.1%
Speak English "not well"
43
6.1%
Speak English "not at all"
9
1.3%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
422
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
134
31.8%
Speak English "well"
104
24.6%
Speak English "not well"
155
36.7%
Speak English "not at all"
29
6.9%
All other languages
224
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
114
50.9%
Speak English "well"
67
29.9%
Speak English "not well"
28
12.5%
Speak English "not at all"
15
6.7%
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
19,323
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
2,604
13.5%
5 to 17 years
404
2.1%
18 to 64 years
2,001
10.4%
65 years and over
199
1.0%
Speak English less than "very well"
1,435
7.4%
5 to 17 years
153
0.8%
18 to 64 years
1,207
6.2%
65 years and over
75
0.4%
Linguistically isolated households*
321
Population 5 years and over in households*
19,254
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
860
4.5%
5 to 17 years
136
0.7%
18 to 64 years
695
3.6%
65 years and over
29
0.2%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
