Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Englewood Cliffs 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
5,026
100.0%
Speak only English
2,295
45.7%
Speak a language other than English
2,731
54.3%
Spanish
288
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
153
53.1%
Speak English "well"
107
37.2%
Speak English "not well"
28
9.7%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
1,093
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
789
72.2%
Speak English "well"
207
18.9%
Speak English "not well"
97
8.9%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
1,230
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
592
48.1%
Speak English "well"
439
35.7%
Speak English "not well"
164
13.3%
Speak English "not at all"
35
2.8%
All other languages
120
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
100
83.3%
Speak English "well"
20
16.7%
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
5,026
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
2,731
54.3%
5 to 17 years
426
8.5%
18 to 64 years
1,870
37.2%
65 years and over
435
8.7%
Speak English less than "very well"
1,097
21.8%
5 to 17 years
83
1.7%
18 to 64 years
804
16.0%
65 years and over
210
4.2%
Linguistically isolated households*
182
Population 5 years and over in households*
4,979
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
465
9.3%
5 to 17 years
70
1.4%
18 to 64 years
298
6.0%
65 years and over
97
1.9%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
