Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Pearl City 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
29,321
100.0%
Speak only English
22,058
75.2%
Speak a language other than English
7,263
24.8%
Spanish
541
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
410
75.8%
Speak English "well"
81
15.0%
Speak English "not well"
50
9.2%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
276
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
223
80.8%
Speak English "well"
19
6.9%
Speak English "not well"
34
12.3%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
6,421
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
3,847
59.9%
Speak English "well"
1,608
25.0%
Speak English "not well"
872
13.6%
Speak English "not at all"
94
1.5%
All other languages
25
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
8
32.0%
Speak English "well"
8
32.0%
Speak English "not well"
9
36.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
29,321
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
7,263
24.8%
5 to 17 years
585
2.0%
18 to 64 years
4,416
15.1%
65 years and over
2,262
7.7%
Speak English less than "very well"
2,775
9.5%
5 to 17 years
94
0.3%
18 to 64 years
1,562
5.3%
65 years and over
1,119
3.8%
Linguistically isolated households*
354
Population 5 years and over in households*
26,561
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
781
2.9%
5 to 17 years
67
0.3%
18 to 64 years
421
1.6%
65 years and over
293
1.1%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
