Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Bedminster 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
7,835
100.0%
Speak only English
6,520
83.2%
Speak a language other than English
1,315
16.8%
Spanish
323
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
190
58.8%
Speak English "well"
73
22.6%
Speak English "not well"
60
18.6%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
448
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
372
83.0%
Speak English "well"
66
14.7%
Speak English "not well"
10
2.2%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
397
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
231
58.2%
Speak English "well"
146
36.8%
Speak English "not well"
20
5.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
147
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
128
87.1%
Speak English "well"
19
12.9%
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
7,835
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
1,315
16.8%
5 to 17 years
227
2.9%
18 to 64 years
992
12.7%
65 years and over
96
1.2%
Speak English less than "very well"
394
5.0%
5 to 17 years
86
1.1%
18 to 64 years
277
3.5%
65 years and over
31
0.4%
Linguistically isolated households*
81
Population 5 years and over in households*
7,831
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
147
1.9%
5 to 17 years
39
0.5%
18 to 64 years
97
1.2%
65 years and over
11
0.1%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
