Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Hopewell 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
20,654
100.0%
Speak only English
19,625
95.0%
Speak a language other than English
1,029
5.0%
Spanish
542
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
280
51.7%
Speak English "well"
119
22.0%
Speak English "not well"
123
22.7%
Speak English "not at all"
20
3.7%
Other Indo-European languages
334
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
260
77.8%
Speak English "well"
36
10.8%
Speak English "not well"
38
11.4%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
121
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
68
56.2%
Speak English "well"
44
36.4%
Speak English "not well"
5
4.1%
Speak English "not at all"
4
3.3%
All other languages
32
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
24
75.0%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
8
25.0%
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
20,654
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
1,029
5.0%
5 to 17 years
208
1.0%
18 to 64 years
683
3.3%
65 years and over
138
0.7%
Speak English less than "very well"
397
1.9%
5 to 17 years
88
0.4%
18 to 64 years
293
1.4%
65 years and over
16
0.1%
Linguistically isolated households*
82
Population 5 years and over in households*
20,326
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
169
0.8%
5 to 17 years
19
0.1%
18 to 64 years
139
0.7%
65 years and over
11
0.1%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
