Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Tampa 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
283,068
100.0%
Speak only English
218,362
77.1%
Speak a language other than English
64,706
22.9%
Spanish
50,106
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
27,054
54.0%
Speak English "well"
9,943
19.8%
Speak English "not well"
8,587
17.1%
Speak English "not at all"
4,522
9.0%
Other Indo-European languages
8,862
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
5,798
65.4%
Speak English "well"
1,879
21.2%
Speak English "not well"
990
11.2%
Speak English "not at all"
195
2.2%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
4,750
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
2,100
44.2%
Speak English "well"
1,573
33.1%
Speak English "not well"
887
18.7%
Speak English "not at all"
190
4.0%
All other languages
988
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
746
75.5%
Speak English "well"
160
16.2%
Speak English "not well"
82
8.3%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
283,068
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
64,706
22.9%
5 to 17 years
10,781
3.8%
18 to 64 years
43,471
15.4%
65 years and over
10,454
3.7%
Speak English less than "very well"
29,008
10.2%
5 to 17 years
3,662
1.3%
18 to 64 years
20,101
7.1%
65 years and over
5,245
1.9%
Linguistically isolated households*
8,061
Population 5 years and over in households*
274,117
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
17,237
6.3%
5 to 17 years
2,833
1.0%
18 to 64 years
11,020
4.0%
65 years and over
3,384
1.2%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
