Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Hobbs 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
26,170
100.0%
Speak only English
17,366
66.4%
Speak a language other than English
8,804
33.6%
Spanish
8,617
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
5,697
66.1%
Speak English "well"
1,325
15.4%
Speak English "not well"
1,171
13.6%
Speak English "not at all"
424
4.9%
Other Indo-European languages
77
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
43
55.8%
Speak English "well"
27
35.1%
Speak English "not well"
7
9.1%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
84
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
50
59.5%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not well"
17
20.2%
Speak English "not at all"
17
20.2%
All other languages
26
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
26
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
26,170
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
8,804
33.6%
5 to 17 years
2,357
9.0%
18 to 64 years
5,934
22.7%
65 years and over
513
2.0%
Speak English less than "very well"
2,988
11.4%
5 to 17 years
555
2.1%
18 to 64 years
2,102
8.0%
65 years and over
331
1.3%
Linguistically isolated households*
564
Population 5 years and over in households*
25,217
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
1,444
5.7%
5 to 17 years
445
1.8%
18 to 64 years
841
3.3%
65 years and over
158
0.6%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
