Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Destin 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
10,814
100.0%
Speak only English
10,080
93.2%
Speak a language other than English
734
6.8%
Spanish
310
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
181
58.4%
Speak English "well"
21
6.8%
Speak English "not well"
83
26.8%
Speak English "not at all"
25
8.1%
Other Indo-European languages
285
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
225
78.9%
Speak English "well"
39
13.7%
Speak English "not well"
12
4.2%
Speak English "not at all"
9
3.2%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
111
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
53
47.7%
Speak English "well"
26
23.4%
Speak English "not well"
32
28.8%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
28
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
20
71.4%
Speak English "well"
8
28.6%
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
10,814
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
734
6.8%
5 to 17 years
82
0.8%
18 to 64 years
557
5.2%
65 years and over
95
0.9%
Speak English less than "very well"
255
2.4%
5 to 17 years
21
0.2%
18 to 64 years
209
1.9%
65 years and over
25
0.2%
Linguistically isolated households*
56
Population 5 years and over in households*
10,702
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
132
1.2%
5 to 17 years
8
0.1%
18 to 64 years
108
1.0%
65 years and over
16
0.1%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
