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
25,245
100.0%
Speak only English
15,260
60.4%
Speak a language other than English
9,985
39.6%
Spanish
8,895
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
4,049
45.5%
Speak English "well"
1,722
19.4%
Speak English "not well"
1,853
20.8%
Speak English "not at all"
1,271
14.3%
Other Indo-European languages
178
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
89
50.0%
Speak English "well"
28
15.7%
Speak English "not well"
56
31.5%
Speak English "not at all"
5
2.8%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
850
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
298
35.1%
Speak English "well"
193
22.7%
Speak English "not well"
273
32.1%
Speak English "not at all"
86
10.1%
All other languages
62
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
15
24.2%
Speak English "well"
5
8.1%
Speak English "not well"
11
17.7%
Speak English "not at all"
31
50.0%
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
25,245
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
9,985
39.6%
5 to 17 years
2,865
11.3%
18 to 64 years
6,854
27.1%
65 years and over
266
1.1%
Speak English less than "very well"
5,534
21.9%
5 to 17 years
1,099
4.4%
18 to 64 years
4,281
17.0%
65 years and over
154
0.6%
Linguistically isolated households*
1,119
Population 5 years and over in households*
24,680
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
3,373
13.7%
5 to 17 years
833
3.4%
18 to 64 years
2,458
10.0%
65 years and over
82
0.3%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
