Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Kapaa 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
8,975
100.0%
Speak only English
7,679
85.6%
Speak a language other than English
1,296
14.4%
Spanish
36
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
24
66.7%
Speak English "well"
12
33.3%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
76
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
70
92.1%
Speak English "well"
6
7.9%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
1,159
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
699
60.3%
Speak English "well"
304
26.2%
Speak English "not well"
136
11.7%
Speak English "not at all"
20
1.7%
All other languages
25
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
25
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
8,975
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
1,296
14.4%
5 to 17 years
119
1.3%
18 to 64 years
956
10.7%
65 years and over
221
2.5%
Speak English less than "very well"
478
5.3%
5 to 17 years
12
0.1%
18 to 64 years
336
3.7%
65 years and over
130
1.4%
Linguistically isolated households*
90
Population 5 years and over in households*
8,873
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
181
2.0%
5 to 17 years
13
0.1%
18 to 64 years
121
1.4%
65 years and over
47
0.5%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
