Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Bay Shore 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
22,266
100.0%
Speak only English
17,123
76.9%
Speak a language other than English
5,143
23.1%
Spanish
3,449
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
1,906
55.3%
Speak English "well"
759
22.0%
Speak English "not well"
455
13.2%
Speak English "not at all"
329
9.5%
Other Indo-European languages
1,258
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
854
67.9%
Speak English "well"
193
15.3%
Speak English "not well"
183
14.5%
Speak English "not at all"
28
2.2%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
165
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
108
65.5%
Speak English "well"
44
26.7%
Speak English "not well"
13
7.9%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
271
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
215
79.3%
Speak English "well"
42
15.5%
Speak English "not well"
14
5.2%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
22,266
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
5,143
23.1%
5 to 17 years
886
4.0%
18 to 64 years
3,662
16.4%
65 years and over
595
2.7%
Speak English less than "very well"
2,060
9.3%
5 to 17 years
179
0.8%
18 to 64 years
1,554
7.0%
65 years and over
327
1.5%
Linguistically isolated households*
289
Population 5 years and over in households*
21,610
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
831
3.8%
5 to 17 years
89
0.4%
18 to 64 years
625
2.9%
65 years and over
117
0.5%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
