Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Denville 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
14,681
100.0%
Speak only English
12,697
86.5%
Speak a language other than English
1,984
13.5%
Spanish
409
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
293
71.6%
Speak English "well"
72
17.6%
Speak English "not well"
36
8.8%
Speak English "not at all"
8
2.0%
Other Indo-European languages
1,026
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
848
82.7%
Speak English "well"
123
12.0%
Speak English "not well"
55
5.4%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
425
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
262
61.6%
Speak English "well"
90
21.2%
Speak English "not well"
57
13.4%
Speak English "not at all"
16
3.8%
All other languages
124
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
109
87.9%
Speak English "well"
15
12.1%
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
14,681
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
1,984
13.5%
5 to 17 years
329
2.2%
18 to 64 years
1,411
9.6%
65 years and over
244
1.7%
Speak English less than "very well"
472
3.2%
5 to 17 years
22
0.1%
18 to 64 years
334
2.3%
65 years and over
116
0.8%
Linguistically isolated households*
88
Population 5 years and over in households*
14,391
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
202
1.4%
5 to 17 years
37
0.3%
18 to 64 years
137
1.0%
65 years and over
28
0.2%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
