Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Bordentown 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
3,769
100.0%
Speak only English
3,465
91.9%
Speak a language other than English
304
8.1%
Spanish
132
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
96
72.7%
Speak English "well"
28
21.2%
Speak English "not well"
8
6.1%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
162
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
123
75.9%
Speak English "well"
30
18.5%
Speak English "not well"
9
5.6%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
0
Speak English "very well"
0
Speak English "well"
0
Speak English "not well"
0
Speak English "not at all"
0
All other languages
10
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
10
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
3,769
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
304
8.1%
5 to 17 years
50
1.3%
18 to 64 years
189
5.0%
65 years and over
65
1.7%
Speak English less than "very well"
75
2.0%
5 to 17 years
6
0.2%
18 to 64 years
41
1.1%
65 years and over
28
0.7%
Linguistically isolated households*
25
Population 5 years and over in households*
3,712
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
36
1.0%
5 to 17 years
6
0.2%
18 to 64 years
17
0.5%
65 years and over
13
0.4%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
