Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Fernandina Beach 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
9,675
100.0%
Speak only English
9,081
93.9%
Speak a language other than English
594
6.1%
Spanish
272
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
179
65.8%
Speak English "well"
38
14.0%
Speak English "not well"
40
14.7%
Speak English "not at all"
15
5.5%
Other Indo-European languages
249
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
212
85.1%
Speak English "well"
37
14.9%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
57
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
44
77.2%
Speak English "well"
13
22.8%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
16
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
16
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
9,675
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
594
6.1%
5 to 17 years
66
0.7%
18 to 64 years
487
5.0%
65 years and over
41
0.4%
Speak English less than "very well"
143
1.5%
5 to 17 years
11
0.1%
18 to 64 years
126
1.3%
65 years and over
6
0.1%
Linguistically isolated households*
19
Population 5 years and over in households*
9,429
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
45
0.5%
5 to 17 years
4
0.0%
18 to 64 years
41
0.4%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
