Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Cape Canaveral 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
8,712
100.0%
Speak only English
7,882
90.5%
Speak a language other than English
830
9.5%
Spanish
363
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
319
87.9%
Speak English "well"
7
1.9%
Speak English "not well"
37
10.2%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
320
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
252
78.8%
Speak English "well"
54
16.9%
Speak English "not well"
10
3.1%
Speak English "not at all"
4
1.3%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
113
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
61
54.0%
Speak English "well"
33
29.2%
Speak English "not well"
19
16.8%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
34
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
9
26.5%
Speak English "well"
14
41.2%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
11
32.4%
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
8,712
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
830
9.5%
5 to 17 years
81
0.9%
18 to 64 years
527
6.0%
65 years and over
222
2.5%
Speak English less than "very well"
189
2.2%
5 to 17 years
19
0.2%
18 to 64 years
123
1.4%
65 years and over
47
0.5%
Linguistically isolated households*
44
Population 5 years and over in households*
8,712
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
80
0.9%
5 to 17 years
6
0.1%
18 to 64 years
62
0.7%
65 years and over
12
0.1%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
