Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Huntington 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
16,242
100.0%
Speak only English
15,695
96.6%
Speak a language other than English
547
3.4%
Spanish
302
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
189
62.6%
Speak English "well"
58
19.2%
Speak English "not well"
49
16.2%
Speak English "not at all"
6
2.0%
Other Indo-European languages
181
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
126
69.6%
Speak English "well"
5
2.8%
Speak English "not well"
50
27.6%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
31
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
3
9.7%
Speak English "well"
5
16.1%
Speak English "not well"
18
58.1%
Speak English "not at all"
5
16.1%
All other languages
33
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
33
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
16,242
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
547
3.4%
5 to 17 years
87
0.5%
18 to 64 years
436
2.7%
65 years and over
24
0.1%
Speak English less than "very well"
196
1.2%
5 to 17 years
28
0.2%
18 to 64 years
156
1.0%
65 years and over
12
0.1%
Linguistically isolated households*
21
Population 5 years and over in households*
15,308
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
37
0.2%
5 to 17 years
5
0.0%
18 to 64 years
32
0.2%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
