Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Hobart 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
23,954
100.0%
Speak only English
22,098
92.3%
Speak a language other than English
1,856
7.7%
Spanish
799
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
566
70.8%
Speak English "well"
121
15.1%
Speak English "not well"
89
11.1%
Speak English "not at all"
23
2.9%
Other Indo-European languages
877
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
605
69.0%
Speak English "well"
213
24.3%
Speak English "not well"
42
4.8%
Speak English "not at all"
17
1.9%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
152
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
110
72.4%
Speak English "well"
25
16.4%
Speak English "not well"
12
7.9%
Speak English "not at all"
5
3.3%
All other languages
28
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
17
60.7%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not well"
11
39.3%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
23,954
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
1,856
7.7%
5 to 17 years
229
1.0%
18 to 64 years
1,188
5.0%
65 years and over
439
1.8%
Speak English less than "very well"
558
2.3%
5 to 17 years
77
0.3%
18 to 64 years
324
1.4%
65 years and over
157
0.7%
Linguistically isolated households*
110
Population 5 years and over in households*
23,705
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
228
1.0%
5 to 17 years
56
0.2%
18 to 64 years
95
0.4%
65 years and over
77
0.3%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
