Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Lihue 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
5,508
100.0%
Speak only English
4,573
83.0%
Speak a language other than English
935
17.0%
Spanish
57
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
48
84.2%
Speak English "well"
9
15.8%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
57
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
53
93.0%
Speak English "well"
4
7.0%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
821
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
516
62.9%
Speak English "well"
207
25.2%
Speak English "not well"
98
11.9%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
0
Speak English "very well"
0
Speak English "well"
0
Speak English "not well"
0
Speak English "not at all"
0
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
5,508
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
935
17.0%
5 to 17 years
91
1.7%
18 to 64 years
482
8.8%
65 years and over
362
6.6%
Speak English less than "very well"
318
5.8%
5 to 17 years
26
0.5%
18 to 64 years
156
2.8%
65 years and over
136
2.5%
Linguistically isolated households*
41
Population 5 years and over in households*
5,379
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
75
1.4%
5 to 17 years
0
0.0%
18 to 64 years
39
0.7%
65 years and over
36
0.7%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
