Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Deltona 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
65,422
100.0%
Speak only English
52,695
80.5%
Speak a language other than English
12,727
19.5%
Spanish
10,259
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
6,343
61.8%
Speak English "well"
2,481
24.2%
Speak English "not well"
1,133
11.0%
Speak English "not at all"
302
2.9%
Other Indo-European languages
1,907
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
1,319
69.2%
Speak English "well"
383
20.1%
Speak English "not well"
205
10.7%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
433
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
214
49.4%
Speak English "well"
126
29.1%
Speak English "not well"
93
21.5%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
128
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
81
63.3%
Speak English "well"
37
28.9%
Speak English "not well"
10
7.8%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
65,422
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
12,727
19.5%
5 to 17 years
2,058
3.1%
18 to 64 years
8,443
12.9%
65 years and over
2,226
3.4%
Speak English less than "very well"
4,770
7.3%
5 to 17 years
604
0.9%
18 to 64 years
2,850
4.4%
65 years and over
1,316
2.0%
Linguistically isolated households*
868
Population 5 years and over in households*
65,240
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
1,927
3.0%
5 to 17 years
236
0.4%
18 to 64 years
946
1.5%
65 years and over
745
1.1%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
