Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Fort Walton Beach 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
19,132
100.0%
Speak only English
17,419
91.0%
Speak a language other than English
1,713
9.0%
Spanish
676
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
389
57.5%
Speak English "well"
145
21.4%
Speak English "not well"
115
17.0%
Speak English "not at all"
27
4.0%
Other Indo-European languages
515
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
346
67.2%
Speak English "well"
47
9.1%
Speak English "not well"
107
20.8%
Speak English "not at all"
15
2.9%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
504
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
346
68.7%
Speak English "well"
131
26.0%
Speak English "not well"
27
5.4%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
18
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
13
72.2%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not well"
5
27.8%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
19,132
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
1,713
9.0%
5 to 17 years
296
1.5%
18 to 64 years
1,204
6.3%
65 years and over
213
1.1%
Speak English less than "very well"
619
3.2%
5 to 17 years
123
0.6%
18 to 64 years
421
2.2%
65 years and over
75
0.4%
Linguistically isolated households*
144
Population 5 years and over in households*
18,920
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
253
1.3%
5 to 17 years
50
0.3%
18 to 64 years
168
0.9%
65 years and over
35
0.2%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
