Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Bloomfield 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
44,990
100.0%
Speak only English
31,259
69.5%
Speak a language other than English
13,731
30.5%
Spanish
5,900
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
3,544
60.1%
Speak English "well"
1,286
21.8%
Speak English "not well"
889
15.1%
Speak English "not at all"
181
3.1%
Other Indo-European languages
4,862
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
2,995
61.6%
Speak English "well"
1,136
23.4%
Speak English "not well"
625
12.9%
Speak English "not at all"
106
2.2%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
2,284
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
1,593
69.7%
Speak English "well"
428
18.7%
Speak English "not well"
244
10.7%
Speak English "not at all"
19
0.8%
All other languages
685
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
499
72.8%
Speak English "well"
123
18.0%
Speak English "not well"
45
6.6%
Speak English "not at all"
18
2.6%
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
44,990
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
13,731
30.5%
5 to 17 years
2,384
5.3%
18 to 64 years
9,875
21.9%
65 years and over
1,472
3.3%
Speak English less than "very well"
5,100
11.3%
5 to 17 years
556
1.2%
18 to 64 years
3,740
8.3%
65 years and over
804
1.8%
Linguistically isolated households*
1,020
Population 5 years and over in households*
44,564
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
2,528
5.7%
5 to 17 years
524
1.2%
18 to 64 years
1,621
3.6%
65 years and over
383
0.9%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
