Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Garden City 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
9,979
100.0%
Speak only English
8,899
89.2%
Speak a language other than English
1,080
10.8%
Spanish
855
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
301
35.2%
Speak English "well"
195
22.8%
Speak English "not well"
185
21.6%
Speak English "not at all"
174
20.4%
Other Indo-European languages
164
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
103
62.8%
Speak English "well"
29
17.7%
Speak English "not well"
32
19.5%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
39
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
17
43.6%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not well"
16
41.0%
Speak English "not at all"
6
15.4%
All other languages
22
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
22
100.0%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
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
9,979
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
1,080
10.8%
5 to 17 years
211
2.1%
18 to 64 years
850
8.5%
65 years and over
19
0.2%
Speak English less than "very well"
637
6.4%
5 to 17 years
113
1.1%
18 to 64 years
511
5.1%
65 years and over
13
0.1%
Linguistically isolated households*
131
Population 5 years and over in households*
9,880
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
493
5.0%
5 to 17 years
86
0.9%
18 to 64 years
401
4.1%
65 years and over
6
0.1%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
