Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Staten Island 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
414,402
100.0%
Speak only English
306,662
74.0%
Speak a language other than English
107,740
26.0%
Spanish
37,209
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
23,264
62.5%
Speak English "well"
7,268
19.5%
Speak English "not well"
5,024
13.5%
Speak English "not at all"
1,653
4.4%
Other Indo-European languages
45,078
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
29,281
65.0%
Speak English "well"
10,709
23.8%
Speak English "not well"
4,277
9.5%
Speak English "not at all"
811
1.8%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
16,424
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
8,548
52.0%
Speak English "well"
4,669
28.4%
Speak English "not well"
2,619
15.9%
Speak English "not at all"
588
3.6%
All other languages
9,029
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
6,371
70.6%
Speak English "well"
1,836
20.3%
Speak English "not well"
725
8.0%
Speak English "not at all"
97
1.1%
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
414,402
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
107,740
26.0%
5 to 17 years
18,676
4.5%
18 to 64 years
77,227
18.6%
65 years and over
11,837
2.9%
Speak English less than "very well"
40,276
9.7%
5 to 17 years
4,828
1.2%
18 to 64 years
29,384
7.1%
65 years and over
6,064
1.5%
Linguistically isolated households*
7,872
Population 5 years and over in households*
405,292
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
20,066
5.0%
5 to 17 years
4,093
1.0%
18 to 64 years
13,050
3.2%
65 years and over
2,923
0.7%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
