Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Makawao 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
5,880
100.0%
Speak only English
5,166
87.9%
Speak a language other than English
714
12.1%
Spanish
144
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
131
91.0%
Speak English "well"
3
2.1%
Speak English "not well"
10
6.9%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
102
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
100
98.0%
Speak English "well"
2
2.0%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
466
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
298
63.9%
Speak English "well"
134
28.8%
Speak English "not well"
34
7.3%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
2
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not well"
2
100.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
5,880
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
714
12.1%
5 to 17 years
84
1.4%
18 to 64 years
504
8.6%
65 years and over
126
2.1%
Speak English less than "very well"
185
3.1%
5 to 17 years
37
0.6%
18 to 64 years
104
1.8%
65 years and over
44
0.7%
Linguistically isolated households*
20
Population 5 years and over in households*
5,871
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
57
1.0%
5 to 17 years
10
0.2%
18 to 64 years
31
0.5%
65 years and over
16
0.3%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
