Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Absecon 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
7,238
100.0%
Speak only English
6,188
85.5%
Speak a language other than English
1,050
14.5%
Spanish
312
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
116
37.2%
Speak English "well"
120
38.5%
Speak English "not well"
50
16.0%
Speak English "not at all"
26
8.3%
Other Indo-European languages
505
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
256
50.7%
Speak English "well"
184
36.4%
Speak English "not well"
50
9.9%
Speak English "not at all"
15
3.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
229
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
123
53.7%
Speak English "well"
65
28.4%
Speak English "not well"
37
16.2%
Speak English "not at all"
4
1.7%
All other languages
4
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
4
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
7,238
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
1,050
14.5%
5 to 17 years
135
1.9%
18 to 64 years
855
11.8%
65 years and over
60
0.8%
Speak English less than "very well"
551
7.6%
5 to 17 years
55
0.8%
18 to 64 years
451
6.2%
65 years and over
45
0.6%
Linguistically isolated households*
112
Population 5 years and over in households*
7,070
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
299
4.2%
5 to 17 years
51
0.7%
18 to 64 years
234
3.3%
65 years and over
14
0.2%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
