Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Hampton 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
8,486
100.0%
Speak only English
7,919
93.3%
Speak a language other than English
567
6.7%
Spanish
52
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
16
30.8%
Speak English "well"
31
59.6%
Speak English "not well"
5
9.6%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
391
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
298
76.2%
Speak English "well"
60
15.3%
Speak English "not well"
33
8.4%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
55
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
23
41.8%
Speak English "well"
32
58.2%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
69
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
69
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
8,486
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
567
6.7%
5 to 17 years
37
0.4%
18 to 64 years
351
4.1%
65 years and over
179
2.1%
Speak English less than "very well"
161
1.9%
5 to 17 years
4
0.0%
18 to 64 years
106
1.2%
65 years and over
51
0.6%
Linguistically isolated households*
59
Population 5 years and over in households*
8,321
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
99
1.2%
5 to 17 years
4
0.0%
18 to 64 years
44
0.5%
65 years and over
51
0.6%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
