Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Centereach 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
25,354
100.0%
Speak only English
21,793
86.0%
Speak a language other than English
3,561
14.0%
Spanish
1,291
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
772
59.8%
Speak English "well"
247
19.1%
Speak English "not well"
217
16.8%
Speak English "not at all"
55
4.3%
Other Indo-European languages
1,581
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
1,135
71.8%
Speak English "well"
270
17.1%
Speak English "not well"
162
10.2%
Speak English "not at all"
14
0.9%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
546
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
278
50.9%
Speak English "well"
210
38.5%
Speak English "not well"
37
6.8%
Speak English "not at all"
21
3.8%
All other languages
143
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
116
81.1%
Speak English "well"
20
14.0%
Speak English "not well"
7
4.9%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
25,354
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
3,561
14.0%
5 to 17 years
556
2.2%
18 to 64 years
2,543
10.0%
65 years and over
462
1.8%
Speak English less than "very well"
1,260
5.0%
5 to 17 years
100
0.4%
18 to 64 years
907
3.6%
65 years and over
253
1.0%
Linguistically isolated households*
189
Population 5 years and over in households*
24,847
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
499
2.0%
5 to 17 years
73
0.3%
18 to 64 years
343
1.4%
65 years and over
83
0.3%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
