Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Center Moriches 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
6,054
100.0%
Speak only English
5,384
88.9%
Speak a language other than English
670
11.1%
Spanish
365
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
219
60.0%
Speak English "well"
74
20.3%
Speak English "not well"
34
9.3%
Speak English "not at all"
38
10.4%
Other Indo-European languages
296
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
227
76.7%
Speak English "well"
69
23.3%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
9
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "well"
9
100.0%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
0
Speak English "very well"
0
Speak English "well"
0
Speak English "not well"
0
Speak English "not at all"
0
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
6,054
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
670
11.1%
5 to 17 years
98
1.6%
18 to 64 years
507
8.4%
65 years and over
65
1.1%
Speak English less than "very well"
224
3.7%
5 to 17 years
0
0.0%
18 to 64 years
183
3.0%
65 years and over
41
0.7%
Linguistically isolated households*
69
Population 5 years and over in households*
5,957
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
128
2.1%
5 to 17 years
0
0.0%
18 to 64 years
92
1.5%
65 years and over
36
0.6%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
