Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Phillipsburg 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
2,527
100.0%
Speak only English
2,448
96.9%
Speak a language other than English
79
3.1%
Spanish
48
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
27
56.3%
Speak English "well"
17
35.4%
Speak English "not well"
4
8.3%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
23
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
23
100.0%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
8
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
4
50.0%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not well"
4
50.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
0
Speak English "very well"
0
Speak English "well"
0
Speak English "not well"
0
Speak English "not at all"
0
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
2,527
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
79
3.1%
5 to 17 years
30
1.2%
18 to 64 years
44
1.7%
65 years and over
5
0.2%
Speak English less than "very well"
25
1.0%
5 to 17 years
16
0.6%
18 to 64 years
9
0.4%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
Linguistically isolated households*
0
Population 5 years and over in households*
2,434
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
0
0.0%
5 to 17 years
0
0.0%
18 to 64 years
0
0.0%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
