Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Virginia 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
394,892
100.0%
Speak only English
354,311
89.7%
Speak a language other than English
40,581
10.3%
Spanish
15,105
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
10,645
70.5%
Speak English "well"
2,651
17.6%
Speak English "not well"
1,671
11.1%
Speak English "not at all"
138
0.9%
Other Indo-European languages
9,987
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
7,269
72.8%
Speak English "well"
1,807
18.1%
Speak English "not well"
808
8.1%
Speak English "not at all"
103
1.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
14,174
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
8,650
61.0%
Speak English "well"
3,912
27.6%
Speak English "not well"
1,434
10.1%
Speak English "not at all"
178
1.3%
All other languages
1,315
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
1,024
77.9%
Speak English "well"
188
14.3%
Speak English "not well"
96
7.3%
Speak English "not at all"
7
0.5%
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
394,892
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
40,581
10.3%
5 to 17 years
7,222
1.8%
18 to 64 years
30,507
7.7%
65 years and over
2,852
0.7%
Speak English less than "very well"
12,993
3.3%
5 to 17 years
2,110
0.5%
18 to 64 years
9,595
2.4%
65 years and over
1,288
0.3%
Linguistically isolated households*
1,870
Population 5 years and over in households*
387,204
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
4,390
1.1%
5 to 17 years
817
0.2%
18 to 64 years
3,089
0.8%
65 years and over
484
0.1%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
