Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Bronxville 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
6,095
100.0%
Speak only English
5,063
83.1%
Speak a language other than English
1,032
16.9%
Spanish
241
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
162
67.2%
Speak English "well"
53
22.0%
Speak English "not well"
26
10.8%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
471
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
384
81.5%
Speak English "well"
74
15.7%
Speak English "not well"
13
2.8%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
308
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
175
56.8%
Speak English "well"
89
28.9%
Speak English "not well"
44
14.3%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
12
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
6
50.0%
Speak English "well"
6
50.0%
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
6,095
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
1,032
16.9%
5 to 17 years
201
3.3%
18 to 64 years
732
12.0%
65 years and over
99
1.6%
Speak English less than "very well"
305
5.0%
5 to 17 years
56
0.9%
18 to 64 years
243
4.0%
65 years and over
6
0.1%
Linguistically isolated households*
49
Population 5 years and over in households*
5,819
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
101
1.7%
5 to 17 years
17
0.3%
18 to 64 years
84
1.4%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
