Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Hyattsville 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
13,847
100.0%
Speak only English
10,170
73.4%
Speak a language other than English
3,677
26.6%
Spanish
2,272
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
971
42.7%
Speak English "well"
530
23.3%
Speak English "not well"
565
24.9%
Speak English "not at all"
206
9.1%
Other Indo-European languages
685
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
441
64.4%
Speak English "well"
157
22.9%
Speak English "not well"
78
11.4%
Speak English "not at all"
9
1.3%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
437
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
185
42.3%
Speak English "well"
163
37.3%
Speak English "not well"
68
15.6%
Speak English "not at all"
21
4.8%
All other languages
283
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
226
79.9%
Speak English "well"
51
18.0%
Speak English "not well"
6
2.1%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
13,847
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
3,677
26.6%
5 to 17 years
769
5.6%
18 to 64 years
2,691
19.4%
65 years and over
217
1.6%
Speak English less than "very well"
1,854
13.4%
5 to 17 years
338
2.4%
18 to 64 years
1,416
10.2%
65 years and over
100
0.7%
Linguistically isolated households*
356
Population 5 years and over in households*
13,482
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
1,259
9.3%
5 to 17 years
354
2.6%
18 to 64 years
866
6.4%
65 years and over
39
0.3%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
