Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Seaford 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
5,918
100.0%
Speak only English
5,517
93.2%
Speak a language other than English
401
6.8%
Spanish
145
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
42
29.0%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not well"
62
42.8%
Speak English "not at all"
41
28.3%
Other Indo-European languages
188
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
59
31.4%
Speak English "well"
89
47.3%
Speak English "not well"
23
12.2%
Speak English "not at all"
17
9.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
59
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
25
42.4%
Speak English "well"
15
25.4%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
19
32.2%
All other languages
9
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "well"
9
100.0%
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
5,918
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
401
6.8%
5 to 17 years
52
0.9%
18 to 64 years
330
5.6%
65 years and over
19
0.3%
Speak English less than "very well"
275
4.6%
5 to 17 years
33
0.6%
18 to 64 years
234
4.0%
65 years and over
8
0.1%
Linguistically isolated households*
77
Population 5 years and over in households*
5,412
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
190
3.5%
5 to 17 years
8
0.1%
18 to 64 years
182
3.4%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
