Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Belmar 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
2,495
100.0%
Speak only English
2,229
89.3%
Speak a language other than English
266
10.7%
Spanish
57
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
57
100.0%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
209
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
120
57.4%
Speak English "well"
52
24.9%
Speak English "not well"
5
2.4%
Speak English "not at all"
32
15.3%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
0
Speak English "very well"
0
Speak English "well"
0
Speak English "not well"
0
Speak English "not at all"
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
2,495
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
266
10.7%
5 to 17 years
58
2.3%
18 to 64 years
195
7.8%
65 years and over
13
0.5%
Speak English less than "very well"
89
3.6%
5 to 17 years
0
0.0%
18 to 64 years
89
3.6%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
Linguistically isolated households*
24
Population 5 years and over in households*
2,495
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
84
3.4%
5 to 17 years
30
1.2%
18 to 64 years
54
2.2%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
