Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Brookhaven 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
9,126
100.0%
Speak only English
8,886
97.4%
Speak a language other than English
240
2.6%
Spanish
207
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
129
62.3%
Speak English "well"
78
37.7%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
6
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
6
100.0%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
27
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
27
100.0%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
0
Speak English "very well"
0
Speak English "well"
0
Speak English "not well"
0
Speak English "not at all"
0
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
9,126
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
240
2.6%
5 to 17 years
127
1.4%
18 to 64 years
113
1.2%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
Speak English less than "very well"
78
0.9%
5 to 17 years
0
0.0%
18 to 64 years
78
0.9%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
Linguistically isolated households*
26
Population 5 years and over in households*
8,601
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
181
2.1%
5 to 17 years
103
1.2%
18 to 64 years
78
0.9%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
