Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Bayport 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
8,005
100.0%
Speak only English
7,545
94.3%
Speak a language other than English
460
5.7%
Spanish
194
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
97
50.0%
Speak English "well"
69
35.6%
Speak English "not well"
28
14.4%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
174
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
116
66.7%
Speak English "well"
40
23.0%
Speak English "not well"
18
10.3%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
69
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
37
53.6%
Speak English "well"
32
46.4%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
23
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
16
69.6%
Speak English "well"
7
30.4%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
8,005
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
460
5.7%
5 to 17 years
53
0.7%
18 to 64 years
326
4.1%
65 years and over
81
1.0%
Speak English less than "very well"
194
2.4%
5 to 17 years
19
0.2%
18 to 64 years
140
1.7%
65 years and over
35
0.4%
Linguistically isolated households*
19
Population 5 years and over in households*
7,962
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
60
0.8%
5 to 17 years
0
0.0%
18 to 64 years
60
0.8%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
