Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Colts Neck 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
11,294
100.0%
Speak only English
9,935
88.0%
Speak a language other than English
1,359
12.0%
Spanish
349
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
274
78.5%
Speak English "well"
63
18.1%
Speak English "not well"
12
3.4%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
458
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
384
83.8%
Speak English "well"
51
11.1%
Speak English "not well"
23
5.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
351
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
218
62.1%
Speak English "well"
97
27.6%
Speak English "not well"
28
8.0%
Speak English "not at all"
8
2.3%
All other languages
201
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
106
52.7%
Speak English "well"
55
27.4%
Speak English "not well"
28
13.9%
Speak English "not at all"
12
6.0%
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
11,294
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
1,359
12.0%
5 to 17 years
135
1.2%
18 to 64 years
1,084
9.6%
65 years and over
140
1.2%
Speak English less than "very well"
377
3.3%
5 to 17 years
21
0.2%
18 to 64 years
280
2.5%
65 years and over
76
0.7%
Linguistically isolated households*
32
Population 5 years and over in households*
10,089
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
64
0.6%
5 to 17 years
4
0.0%
18 to 64 years
48
0.5%
65 years and over
12
0.1%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
