Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Boynton 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
56,466
100.0%
Speak only English
44,651
79.1%
Speak a language other than English
11,815
20.9%
Spanish
4,072
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
2,199
54.0%
Speak English "well"
877
21.5%
Speak English "not well"
767
18.8%
Speak English "not at all"
229
5.6%
Other Indo-European languages
6,982
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
3,785
54.2%
Speak English "well"
1,769
25.3%
Speak English "not well"
1,216
17.4%
Speak English "not at all"
212
3.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
383
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
290
75.7%
Speak English "well"
54
14.1%
Speak English "not well"
32
8.4%
Speak English "not at all"
7
1.8%
All other languages
378
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
234
61.9%
Speak English "well"
105
27.8%
Speak English "not well"
39
10.3%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
56,466
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
11,815
20.9%
5 to 17 years
2,263
4.0%
18 to 64 years
8,056
14.3%
65 years and over
1,496
2.6%
Speak English less than "very well"
5,307
9.4%
5 to 17 years
627
1.1%
18 to 64 years
4,128
7.3%
65 years and over
552
1.0%
Linguistically isolated households*
1,162
Population 5 years and over in households*
55,372
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
3,014
5.4%
5 to 17 years
688
1.2%
18 to 64 years
1,981
3.6%
65 years and over
345
0.6%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
