Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Babylon 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
40,448
100.0%
Speak only English
33,861
83.7%
Speak a language other than English
6,587
16.3%
Spanish
2,448
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
1,548
63.2%
Speak English "well"
464
19.0%
Speak English "not well"
342
14.0%
Speak English "not at all"
94
3.8%
Other Indo-European languages
3,573
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
2,336
65.4%
Speak English "well"
774
21.7%
Speak English "not well"
404
11.3%
Speak English "not at all"
59
1.7%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
435
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
241
55.4%
Speak English "well"
109
25.1%
Speak English "not well"
85
19.5%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
131
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
131
100.0%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
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
40,448
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
6,587
16.3%
5 to 17 years
976
2.4%
18 to 64 years
4,491
11.1%
65 years and over
1,120
2.8%
Speak English less than "very well"
2,331
5.8%
5 to 17 years
303
0.7%
18 to 64 years
1,565
3.9%
65 years and over
463
1.1%
Linguistically isolated households*
333
Population 5 years and over in households*
39,841
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
778
2.0%
5 to 17 years
96
0.2%
18 to 64 years
542
1.4%
65 years and over
140
0.4%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
