Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Edgewater 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
17,832
100.0%
Speak only English
16,828
94.4%
Speak a language other than English
1,004
5.6%
Spanish
423
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
274
64.8%
Speak English "well"
99
23.4%
Speak English "not well"
50
11.8%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
524
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
369
70.4%
Speak English "well"
121
23.1%
Speak English "not well"
34
6.5%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
28
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "well"
28
100.0%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
29
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
29
100.0%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
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
17,832
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
1,004
5.6%
5 to 17 years
154
0.9%
18 to 64 years
613
3.4%
65 years and over
237
1.3%
Speak English less than "very well"
332
1.9%
5 to 17 years
45
0.3%
18 to 64 years
219
1.2%
65 years and over
68
0.4%
Linguistically isolated households*
75
Population 5 years and over in households*
17,780
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
131
0.7%
5 to 17 years
0
0.0%
18 to 64 years
105
0.6%
65 years and over
26
0.1%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
