Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Fort Lauderdale 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
144,317
100.0%
Speak only English
108,442
75.1%
Speak a language other than English
35,875
24.9%
Spanish
13,523
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
7,677
56.8%
Speak English "well"
2,523
18.7%
Speak English "not well"
2,515
18.6%
Speak English "not at all"
808
6.0%
Other Indo-European languages
20,611
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
11,219
54.4%
Speak English "well"
5,141
24.9%
Speak English "not well"
3,650
17.7%
Speak English "not at all"
601
2.9%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
1,013
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
564
55.7%
Speak English "well"
240
23.7%
Speak English "not well"
172
17.0%
Speak English "not at all"
37
3.7%
All other languages
728
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
529
72.7%
Speak English "well"
156
21.4%
Speak English "not well"
43
5.9%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
144,317
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
35,875
24.9%
5 to 17 years
5,972
4.1%
18 to 64 years
25,946
18.0%
65 years and over
3,957
2.7%
Speak English less than "very well"
15,886
11.0%
5 to 17 years
1,936
1.3%
18 to 64 years
11,876
8.2%
65 years and over
2,074
1.4%
Linguistically isolated households*
4,280
Population 5 years and over in households*
138,778
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
9,868
7.1%
5 to 17 years
1,702
1.2%
18 to 64 years
6,922
5.0%
65 years and over
1,244
0.9%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
