Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Hull 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
10,409
100.0%
Speak only English
9,618
92.4%
Speak a language other than English
791
7.6%
Spanish
257
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
203
79.0%
Speak English "well"
46
17.9%
Speak English "not well"
8
3.1%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
424
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
345
81.4%
Speak English "well"
76
17.9%
Speak English "not well"
3
0.7%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
63
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
35
55.6%
Speak English "well"
13
20.6%
Speak English "not well"
15
23.8%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
47
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
36
76.6%
Speak English "well"
11
23.4%
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
10,409
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
791
7.6%
5 to 17 years
134
1.3%
18 to 64 years
568
5.5%
65 years and over
89
0.9%
Speak English less than "very well"
172
1.7%
5 to 17 years
37
0.4%
18 to 64 years
115
1.1%
65 years and over
20
0.2%
Linguistically isolated households*
42
Population 5 years and over in households*
10,376
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
75
0.7%
5 to 17 years
10
0.1%
18 to 64 years
49
0.5%
65 years and over
16
0.2%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
