Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Jacksonville 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
27,116
100.0%
Speak only English
25,250
93.1%
Speak a language other than English
1,866
6.9%
Spanish
942
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
624
66.2%
Speak English "well"
238
25.3%
Speak English "not well"
65
6.9%
Speak English "not at all"
15
1.6%
Other Indo-European languages
413
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
321
77.7%
Speak English "well"
70
16.9%
Speak English "not well"
22
5.3%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
507
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
307
60.6%
Speak English "well"
164
32.3%
Speak English "not well"
23
4.5%
Speak English "not at all"
13
2.6%
All other languages
4
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
4
100.0%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
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
27,116
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
1,866
6.9%
5 to 17 years
348
1.3%
18 to 64 years
1,436
5.3%
65 years and over
82
0.3%
Speak English less than "very well"
610
2.2%
5 to 17 years
37
0.1%
18 to 64 years
513
1.9%
65 years and over
60
0.2%
Linguistically isolated households*
133
Population 5 years and over in households*
25,918
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
263
1.0%
5 to 17 years
45
0.2%
18 to 64 years
184
0.7%
65 years and over
34
0.1%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
