Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Egg Harbor Township 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
28,388
100.0%
Speak only English
24,237
85.4%
Speak a language other than English
4,151
14.6%
Spanish
1,784
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
1,224
68.6%
Speak English "well"
297
16.6%
Speak English "not well"
227
12.7%
Speak English "not at all"
36
2.0%
Other Indo-European languages
959
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
599
62.5%
Speak English "well"
215
22.4%
Speak English "not well"
135
14.1%
Speak English "not at all"
10
1.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
1,207
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
565
46.8%
Speak English "well"
334
27.7%
Speak English "not well"
268
22.2%
Speak English "not at all"
40
3.3%
All other languages
201
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
131
65.2%
Speak English "well"
43
21.4%
Speak English "not well"
15
7.5%
Speak English "not at all"
12
6.0%
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
28,388
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
4,151
14.6%
5 to 17 years
975
3.4%
18 to 64 years
2,903
10.2%
65 years and over
273
1.0%
Speak English less than "very well"
1,632
5.7%
5 to 17 years
270
1.0%
18 to 64 years
1,245
4.4%
65 years and over
117
0.4%
Linguistically isolated households*
309
Population 5 years and over in households*
28,339
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
900
3.2%
5 to 17 years
228
0.8%
18 to 64 years
624
2.2%
65 years and over
48
0.2%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
