Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Egg Harbor City 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
4,302
100.0%
Speak only English
3,278
76.2%
Speak a language other than English
1,024
23.8%
Spanish
891
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
599
67.2%
Speak English "well"
162
18.2%
Speak English "not well"
115
12.9%
Speak English "not at all"
15
1.7%
Other Indo-European languages
106
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
70
66.0%
Speak English "well"
25
23.6%
Speak English "not well"
11
10.4%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
6
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
6
100.0%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
21
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
21
100.0%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
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
4,302
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
1,024
23.8%
5 to 17 years
274
6.4%
18 to 64 years
675
15.7%
65 years and over
75
1.7%
Speak English less than "very well"
328
7.6%
5 to 17 years
63
1.5%
18 to 64 years
211
4.9%
65 years and over
54
1.3%
Linguistically isolated households*
87
Population 5 years and over in households*
4,232
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
177
4.2%
5 to 17 years
26
0.6%
18 to 64 years
131
3.1%
65 years and over
20
0.5%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
