Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Morris 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
4,729
100.0%
Speak only English
4,384
92.7%
Speak a language other than English
345
7.3%
Spanish
158
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
108
68.4%
Speak English "well"
31
19.6%
Speak English "not well"
14
8.9%
Speak English "not at all"
5
3.2%
Other Indo-European languages
137
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
103
75.2%
Speak English "well"
25
18.2%
Speak English "not well"
9
6.6%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
37
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
18
48.6%
Speak English "well"
12
32.4%
Speak English "not well"
7
18.9%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
13
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
5
38.5%
Speak English "well"
5
38.5%
Speak English "not well"
3
23.1%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
4,729
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
345
7.3%
5 to 17 years
41
0.9%
18 to 64 years
275
5.8%
65 years and over
29
0.6%
Speak English less than "very well"
111
2.3%
5 to 17 years
22
0.5%
18 to 64 years
81
1.7%
65 years and over
8
0.2%
Linguistically isolated households*
25
Population 5 years and over in households*
3,908
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
30
0.8%
5 to 17 years
0
0.0%
18 to 64 years
22
0.6%
65 years and over
8
0.2%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
