Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Bellport 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
8,323
100.0%
Speak only English
6,709
80.6%
Speak a language other than English
1,614
19.4%
Spanish
1,298
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
921
71.0%
Speak English "well"
213
16.4%
Speak English "not well"
153
11.8%
Speak English "not at all"
11
0.8%
Other Indo-European languages
208
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
151
72.6%
Speak English "well"
42
20.2%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
15
7.2%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
96
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
62
64.6%
Speak English "well"
12
12.5%
Speak English "not well"
18
18.8%
Speak English "not at all"
4
4.2%
All other languages
12
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
12
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
8,323
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
1,614
19.4%
5 to 17 years
310
3.7%
18 to 64 years
1,165
14.0%
65 years and over
139
1.7%
Speak English less than "very well"
468
5.6%
5 to 17 years
42
0.5%
18 to 64 years
346
4.2%
65 years and over
80
1.0%
Linguistically isolated households*
58
Population 5 years and over in households*
8,141
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
130
1.6%
5 to 17 years
24
0.3%
18 to 64 years
91
1.1%
65 years and over
15
0.2%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
