Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Brigantine 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
11,945
100.0%
Speak only English
9,388
78.6%
Speak a language other than English
2,557
21.4%
Spanish
1,277
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
810
63.4%
Speak English "well"
334
26.2%
Speak English "not well"
99
7.8%
Speak English "not at all"
34
2.7%
Other Indo-European languages
964
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
704
73.0%
Speak English "well"
207
21.5%
Speak English "not well"
45
4.7%
Speak English "not at all"
8
0.8%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
218
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
121
55.5%
Speak English "well"
50
22.9%
Speak English "not well"
47
21.6%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
98
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
72
73.5%
Speak English "well"
19
19.4%
Speak English "not well"
7
7.1%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
11,945
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
2,557
21.4%
5 to 17 years
601
5.0%
18 to 64 years
1,702
14.2%
65 years and over
254
2.1%
Speak English less than "very well"
850
7.1%
5 to 17 years
118
1.0%
18 to 64 years
681
5.7%
65 years and over
51
0.4%
Linguistically isolated households*
129
Population 5 years and over in households*
11,944
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
342
2.9%
5 to 17 years
109
0.9%
18 to 64 years
208
1.7%
65 years and over
25
0.2%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
