Native Hawaiian or 315 0.2% 335 0.2% 6.3% Other Pacific Islander Two or More 13,295 7.5% 13,909 8.2% 4.6% Races 125,950 71.5% 118,729 70.0% (5.7%) TOTAL 176,139 100.0% 169,570 100.0% (3.7%) Source: EMSI, Version 2017.4 Table 29: Ethnicity Only, Regardless of Race, 15 to 64 years Percent of Percentage Workforce 2027 2027 Total of Growth Development Ethnicity Projected Projected Population Population Rate Area Population Population 15-64 Age 15-64 Hispanic 8,095 4.6% 9,255 5.5% 14.3% Northeast 168,044 95.4% 160,315 94.5% (4.6%) TOTAL 176,139 100.0% 169,570 100.0% (3.7%) Source: EMSI, Version 2017.4 English Language Learners, 18-64. Table 30: Prevalence of Language Spoken at Home, 18 to 64 years Language Spoken at Home Workforce Language Other Than English Development Language English Area Other than Other Asian and Only Other English Spanish Pacific Island Languages Languages Languages Northeast 94.1% 5.9% 3.1% 0.8% 1.0% 1.0% Source: American Community Survey, 2016, 5-year Estimates Table 31: Perception of Fluency of English Language Learners, 18 to 64 years Speaks English: Language Spoken Total Very Not WFDA Very Not Not at at Home Well Well or Well or Well Well All Well Not at All Spanish 58.2% 20.2% 78.4% 16.5% 5.1% 21.6% Other 81.8% 11.0% 92.8% 7.2% 0.0% 7.2% Language
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 315 0.2% 335 0.2% 6.3% Two or More Races 13,295 7.5% 13,909 8.2% 4.6% 125,950 71.5% 118,729 70.0% (5.7%) TOTAL 176,139 100.0% 169,570 100.0% (3.7%) Source: EMSI, Version 2017.4 Table 29: Ethnicity Only, Regardless of Race, 15 to 64 years Workforce Development Area Ethnicity Total Population Percentage of Population 15-64 2027 Projected Population Percent of 2027 Projected Population Age 15-64 Growth Rate Northeast Hispanic 8,095 4.6% 9,255 5.5% 14.3% 168,044 95.4% 160,315 94.5% (4.6%) TOTAL 176,139 100.0% 169,570 100.0% (3.7%) Source: EMSI, Version 2017.4 English Language Learners, 18-64. Table 30: Prevalence of Language Spoken at Home, 18 to 64 years Workforce Development Area Language Spoken at Home English Only Language Other than English Language Other Than English Spanish Other Languages Asian and Pacific Island Languages Other Languages Northeast 94.1% 5.9% 3.1% 0.8% 1.0% 1.0% Source: American Community Survey, 2016, 5-year Estimates Table 31: Perception of Fluency of English Language Learners, 18 to 64 years WFDA Language Spoken at Home Speaks English: Very Well Well Total Very Well or Well Not Well Not at All Not Well or Not at All Spanish 58.2% 20.2% 78.4% 16.5% 5.1% 21.6% Other Language 81.8% 11.0% 92.8% 7.2% 0.0% 7.2%
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