Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Bellmawr 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
10,740
100.0%
Speak only English
9,468
88.2%
Speak a language other than English
1,272
11.8%
Spanish
282
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
141
50.0%
Speak English "well"
30
10.6%
Speak English "not well"
73
25.9%
Speak English "not at all"
38
13.5%
Other Indo-European languages
745
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
457
61.3%
Speak English "well"
190
25.5%
Speak English "not well"
92
12.3%
Speak English "not at all"
6
0.8%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
224
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
92
41.1%
Speak English "well"
103
46.0%
Speak English "not well"
29
12.9%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
21
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
12
57.1%
Speak English "well"
9
42.9%
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
10,740
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
1,272
11.8%
5 to 17 years
302
2.8%
18 to 64 years
846
7.9%
65 years and over
124
1.2%
Speak English less than "very well"
570
5.3%
5 to 17 years
55
0.5%
18 to 64 years
456
4.2%
65 years and over
59
0.5%
Linguistically isolated households*
101
Population 5 years and over in households*
10,710
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
322
3.0%
5 to 17 years
71
0.7%
18 to 64 years
203
1.9%
65 years and over
48
0.4%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
