Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Big Pine Key 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
4,885
100.0%
Speak only English
3,989
81.7%
Speak a language other than English
896
18.3%
Spanish
478
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
317
66.3%
Speak English "well"
71
14.9%
Speak English "not well"
63
13.2%
Speak English "not at all"
27
5.6%
Other Indo-European languages
314
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
221
70.4%
Speak English "well"
44
14.0%
Speak English "not well"
36
11.5%
Speak English "not at all"
13
4.1%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
81
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
57
70.4%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not well"
24
29.6%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
23
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
23
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
4,885
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
896
18.3%
5 to 17 years
157
3.2%
18 to 64 years
637
13.0%
65 years and over
102
2.1%
Speak English less than "very well"
278
5.7%
5 to 17 years
36
0.7%
18 to 64 years
192
3.9%
65 years and over
50
1.0%
Linguistically isolated households*
75
Population 5 years and over in households*
4,824
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
165
3.4%
5 to 17 years
36
0.7%
18 to 64 years
79
1.6%
65 years and over
50
1.0%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
