Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Brevard 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
6,547
100.0%
Speak only English
6,215
94.9%
Speak a language other than English
332
5.1%
Spanish
78
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
49
62.8%
Speak English "well"
11
14.1%
Speak English "not well"
18
23.1%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
147
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
86
58.5%
Speak English "well"
44
29.9%
Speak English "not well"
11
7.5%
Speak English "not at all"
6
4.1%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
18
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
8
44.4%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not well"
10
55.6%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
89
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
77
86.5%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not well"
12
13.5%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
6,547
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
332
5.1%
5 to 17 years
99
1.5%
18 to 64 years
214
3.3%
65 years and over
19
0.3%
Speak English less than "very well"
112
1.7%
5 to 17 years
35
0.5%
18 to 64 years
65
1.0%
65 years and over
12
0.2%
Linguistically isolated households*
20
Population 5 years and over in households*
5,739
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
42
0.7%
5 to 17 years
11
0.2%
18 to 64 years
19
0.3%
65 years and over
12
0.2%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
