Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Bethpage 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
15,593
100.0%
Speak only English
13,063
83.8%
Speak a language other than English
2,530
16.2%
Spanish
593
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
386
65.1%
Speak English "well"
76
12.8%
Speak English "not well"
98
16.5%
Speak English "not at all"
33
5.6%
Other Indo-European languages
1,484
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
1,123
75.7%
Speak English "well"
172
11.6%
Speak English "not well"
155
10.4%
Speak English "not at all"
34
2.3%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
334
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
179
53.6%
Speak English "well"
81
24.3%
Speak English "not well"
55
16.5%
Speak English "not at all"
19
5.7%
All other languages
119
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
85
71.4%
Speak English "well"
34
28.6%
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
15,593
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
2,530
16.2%
5 to 17 years
362
2.3%
18 to 64 years
1,643
10.5%
65 years and over
525
3.4%
Speak English less than "very well"
757
4.9%
5 to 17 years
96
0.6%
18 to 64 years
501
3.2%
65 years and over
160
1.0%
Linguistically isolated households*
123
Population 5 years and over in households*
15,541
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
299
1.9%
5 to 17 years
54
0.3%
18 to 64 years
192
1.2%
65 years and over
53
0.3%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
