Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Bridgeton 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
21,113
100.0%
Speak only English
16,012
75.8%
Speak a language other than English
5,101
24.2%
Spanish
4,511
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
2,041
45.2%
Speak English "well"
761
16.9%
Speak English "not well"
1,122
24.9%
Speak English "not at all"
587
13.0%
Other Indo-European languages
409
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
318
77.8%
Speak English "well"
68
16.6%
Speak English "not well"
23
5.6%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
112
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
68
60.7%
Speak English "well"
30
26.8%
Speak English "not well"
14
12.5%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
69
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
52
75.4%
Speak English "well"
13
18.8%
Speak English "not well"
4
5.8%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
21,113
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
5,101
24.2%
5 to 17 years
1,084
5.1%
18 to 64 years
3,820
18.1%
65 years and over
197
0.9%
Speak English less than "very well"
2,622
12.4%
5 to 17 years
428
2.0%
18 to 64 years
2,092
9.9%
65 years and over
102
0.5%
Linguistically isolated households*
309
Population 5 years and over in households*
16,655
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
1,053
6.3%
5 to 17 years
278
1.7%
18 to 64 years
716
4.3%
65 years and over
59
0.4%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
