Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Avon Park 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
7,996
100.0%
Speak only English
6,206
77.6%
Speak a language other than English
1,790
22.4%
Spanish
1,499
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
631
42.1%
Speak English "well"
197
13.1%
Speak English "not well"
361
24.1%
Speak English "not at all"
310
20.7%
Other Indo-European languages
255
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
141
55.3%
Speak English "well"
75
29.4%
Speak English "not well"
26
10.2%
Speak English "not at all"
13
5.1%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
36
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "well"
30
83.3%
Speak English "not well"
6
16.7%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
0
Speak English "very well"
0
Speak English "well"
0
Speak English "not well"
0
Speak English "not at all"
0
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
7,996
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
1,790
22.4%
5 to 17 years
417
5.2%
18 to 64 years
1,305
16.3%
65 years and over
68
0.9%
Speak English less than "very well"
1,018
12.7%
5 to 17 years
151
1.9%
18 to 64 years
820
10.3%
65 years and over
47
0.6%
Linguistically isolated households*
219
Population 5 years and over in households*
7,802
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
690
8.8%
5 to 17 years
162
2.1%
18 to 64 years
494
6.3%
65 years and over
34
0.4%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
