Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Bound Brook 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
9,465
100.0%
Speak only English
5,319
56.2%
Speak a language other than English
4,146
43.8%
Spanish
3,290
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
900
27.4%
Speak English "well"
748
22.7%
Speak English "not well"
978
29.7%
Speak English "not at all"
664
20.2%
Other Indo-European languages
689
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
439
63.7%
Speak English "well"
151
21.9%
Speak English "not well"
99
14.4%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
79
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
62
78.5%
Speak English "well"
5
6.3%
Speak English "not well"
8
10.1%
Speak English "not at all"
4
5.1%
All other languages
88
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
58
65.9%
Speak English "well"
27
30.7%
Speak English "not well"
3
3.4%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
9,465
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
4,146
43.8%
5 to 17 years
651
6.9%
18 to 64 years
3,180
33.6%
65 years and over
315
3.3%
Speak English less than "very well"
2,687
28.4%
5 to 17 years
288
3.0%
18 to 64 years
2,253
23.8%
65 years and over
146
1.5%
Linguistically isolated households*
575
Population 5 years and over in households*
9,453
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
1,813
19.2%
5 to 17 years
287
3.0%
18 to 64 years
1,437
15.2%
65 years and over
89
0.9%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
