Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Jacksonville 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
8,193
100.0%
Speak only English
7,834
95.6%
Speak a language other than English
359
4.4%
Spanish
92
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
64
69.6%
Speak English "well"
22
23.9%
Speak English "not well"
6
6.5%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
161
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
138
85.7%
Speak English "well"
11
6.8%
Speak English "not well"
12
7.5%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
83
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
66
79.5%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not well"
17
20.5%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
23
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
6
26.1%
Speak English "well"
17
73.9%
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
8,193
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
359
4.4%
5 to 17 years
7
0.1%
18 to 64 years
352
4.3%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
Speak English less than "very well"
85
1.0%
5 to 17 years
0
0.0%
18 to 64 years
85
1.0%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
Linguistically isolated households*
0
Population 5 years and over in households*
6,848
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
0
0.0%
5 to 17 years
0
0.0%
18 to 64 years
0
0.0%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
