Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Hackensack 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
40,164
100.0%
Speak only English
24,093
60.0%
Speak a language other than English
16,071
40.0%
Spanish
9,949
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
4,156
41.8%
Speak English "well"
2,291
23.0%
Speak English "not well"
2,444
24.6%
Speak English "not at all"
1,058
10.6%
Other Indo-European languages
3,101
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
2,160
69.7%
Speak English "well"
674
21.7%
Speak English "not well"
214
6.9%
Speak English "not at all"
53
1.7%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
2,169
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
1,208
55.7%
Speak English "well"
642
29.6%
Speak English "not well"
266
12.3%
Speak English "not at all"
53
2.4%
All other languages
852
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
529
62.1%
Speak English "well"
211
24.8%
Speak English "not well"
90
10.6%
Speak English "not at all"
22
2.6%
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
40,164
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
16,071
40.0%
5 to 17 years
2,232
5.6%
18 to 64 years
12,554
31.3%
65 years and over
1,285
3.2%
Speak English less than "very well"
8,018
20.0%
5 to 17 years
612
1.5%
18 to 64 years
6,630
16.5%
65 years and over
776
1.9%
Linguistically isolated households*
1,874
Population 5 years and over in households*
38,540
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
4,789
12.4%
5 to 17 years
625
1.6%
18 to 64 years
3,706
9.6%
65 years and over
458
1.2%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
