Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Bayonne 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
58,200
100.0%
Speak only English
39,571
68.0%
Speak a language other than English
18,629
32.0%
Spanish
9,035
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
5,644
62.5%
Speak English "well"
1,756
19.4%
Speak English "not well"
1,265
14.0%
Speak English "not at all"
370
4.1%
Other Indo-European languages
5,811
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
3,243
55.8%
Speak English "well"
1,704
29.3%
Speak English "not well"
725
12.5%
Speak English "not at all"
139
2.4%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
1,657
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
951
57.4%
Speak English "well"
486
29.3%
Speak English "not well"
175
10.6%
Speak English "not at all"
45
2.7%
All other languages
2,126
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
1,304
61.3%
Speak English "well"
578
27.2%
Speak English "not well"
231
10.9%
Speak English "not at all"
13
0.6%
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
58,200
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
18,629
32.0%
5 to 17 years
3,585
6.2%
18 to 64 years
12,588
21.6%
65 years and over
2,456
4.2%
Speak English less than "very well"
7,487
12.9%
5 to 17 years
914
1.6%
18 to 64 years
5,433
9.3%
65 years and over
1,140
2.0%
Linguistically isolated households*
1,907
Population 5 years and over in households*
58,057
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
4,402
7.6%
5 to 17 years
839
1.4%
18 to 64 years
2,849
4.9%
65 years and over
714
1.2%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
