Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Hoquiam 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
8,454
100.0%
Speak only English
7,873
93.1%
Speak a language other than English
581
6.9%
Spanish
339
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
160
47.2%
Speak English "well"
79
23.3%
Speak English "not well"
74
21.8%
Speak English "not at all"
26
7.7%
Other Indo-European languages
121
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
75
62.0%
Speak English "well"
35
28.9%
Speak English "not well"
11
9.1%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
87
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
40
46.0%
Speak English "well"
24
27.6%
Speak English "not well"
19
21.8%
Speak English "not at all"
4
4.6%
All other languages
34
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
28
82.4%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not well"
6
17.6%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
8,454
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
581
6.9%
5 to 17 years
130
1.5%
18 to 64 years
355
4.2%
65 years and over
96
1.1%
Speak English less than "very well"
278
3.3%
5 to 17 years
51
0.6%
18 to 64 years
166
2.0%
65 years and over
61
0.7%
Linguistically isolated households*
65
Population 5 years and over in households*
8,343
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
162
1.9%
5 to 17 years
45
0.5%
18 to 64 years
79
0.9%
65 years and over
38
0.5%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
