Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Hilton Head Island 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
32,224
100.0%
Speak only English
27,285
84.7%
Speak a language other than English
4,939
15.3%
Spanish
3,805
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
1,027
27.0%
Speak English "well"
552
14.5%
Speak English "not well"
1,575
41.4%
Speak English "not at all"
651
17.1%
Other Indo-European languages
884
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
737
83.4%
Speak English "well"
122
13.8%
Speak English "not well"
25
2.8%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
168
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
56
33.3%
Speak English "well"
51
30.4%
Speak English "not well"
61
36.3%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
82
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
40
48.8%
Speak English "well"
9
11.0%
Speak English "not well"
20
24.4%
Speak English "not at all"
13
15.9%
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
32,224
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
4,939
15.3%
5 to 17 years
633
2.0%
18 to 64 years
3,849
11.9%
65 years and over
457
1.4%
Speak English less than "very well"
3,079
9.6%
5 to 17 years
302
0.9%
18 to 64 years
2,633
8.2%
65 years and over
144
0.4%
Linguistically isolated households*
788
Population 5 years and over in households*
31,778
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
2,505
7.9%
5 to 17 years
292
0.9%
18 to 64 years
2,088
6.6%
65 years and over
125
0.4%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
