Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. East Hanover 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
10,691
100.0%
Speak only English
7,831
73.2%
Speak a language other than English
2,860
26.8%
Spanish
358
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
252
70.4%
Speak English "well"
87
24.3%
Speak English "not well"
19
5.3%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
1,357
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
868
64.0%
Speak English "well"
411
30.3%
Speak English "not well"
55
4.1%
Speak English "not at all"
23
1.7%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
943
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
500
53.0%
Speak English "well"
315
33.4%
Speak English "not well"
85
9.0%
Speak English "not at all"
43
4.6%
All other languages
202
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
146
72.3%
Speak English "well"
34
16.8%
Speak English "not well"
13
6.4%
Speak English "not at all"
9
4.5%
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
10,691
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
2,860
26.8%
5 to 17 years
456
4.3%
18 to 64 years
1,990
18.6%
65 years and over
414
3.9%
Speak English less than "very well"
1,094
10.2%
5 to 17 years
53
0.5%
18 to 64 years
805
7.5%
65 years and over
236
2.2%
Linguistically isolated households*
191
Population 5 years and over in households*
10,673
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
464
4.3%
5 to 17 years
40
0.4%
18 to 64 years
342
3.2%
65 years and over
82
0.8%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
