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
137,303
100.0%
Speak only English
128,122
93.3%
Speak a language other than English
9,181
6.7%
Spanish
3,956
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
2,797
70.7%
Speak English "well"
720
18.2%
Speak English "not well"
392
9.9%
Speak English "not at all"
47
1.2%
Other Indo-European languages
2,841
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
2,126
74.8%
Speak English "well"
531
18.7%
Speak English "not well"
159
5.6%
Speak English "not at all"
25
0.9%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
1,971
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
1,025
52.0%
Speak English "well"
578
29.3%
Speak English "not well"
319
16.2%
Speak English "not at all"
49
2.5%
All other languages
413
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
293
70.9%
Speak English "well"
63
15.3%
Speak English "not well"
57
13.8%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
137,303
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
9,181
6.7%
5 to 17 years
1,461
1.1%
18 to 64 years
7,110
5.2%
65 years and over
610
0.4%
Speak English less than "very well"
2,940
2.1%
5 to 17 years
505
0.4%
18 to 64 years
2,173
1.6%
65 years and over
262
0.2%
Linguistically isolated households*
497
Population 5 years and over in households*
124,850
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
990
0.8%
5 to 17 years
189
0.2%
18 to 64 years
707
0.6%
65 years and over
94
0.1%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
