Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Waipahu 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
30,895
100.0%
Speak only English
15,516
50.2%
Speak a language other than English
15,379
49.8%
Spanish
144
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
72
50.0%
Speak English "well"
27
18.8%
Speak English "not well"
33
22.9%
Speak English "not at all"
12
8.3%
Other Indo-European languages
70
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
60
85.7%
Speak English "well"
10
14.3%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
15,160
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
6,837
45.1%
Speak English "well"
5,228
34.5%
Speak English "not well"
2,885
19.0%
Speak English "not at all"
210
1.4%
All other languages
5
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "well"
5
100.0%
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
30,895
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
15,379
49.8%
5 to 17 years
1,857
6.0%
18 to 64 years
10,249
33.2%
65 years and over
3,273
10.6%
Speak English less than "very well"
8,410
27.2%
5 to 17 years
675
2.2%
18 to 64 years
5,346
17.3%
65 years and over
2,389
7.7%
Linguistically isolated households*
1,028
Population 5 years and over in households*
29,767
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
2,915
9.8%
5 to 17 years
593
2.0%
18 to 64 years
1,564
5.3%
65 years and over
758
2.5%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
