Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Deer Park 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
26,280
100.0%
Speak only English
22,123
84.2%
Speak a language other than English
4,157
15.8%
Spanish
1,585
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
905
57.1%
Speak English "well"
351
22.1%
Speak English "not well"
272
17.2%
Speak English "not at all"
57
3.6%
Other Indo-European languages
2,191
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
1,503
68.6%
Speak English "well"
463
21.1%
Speak English "not well"
189
8.6%
Speak English "not at all"
36
1.6%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
302
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
210
69.5%
Speak English "well"
45
14.9%
Speak English "not well"
43
14.2%
Speak English "not at all"
4
1.3%
All other languages
79
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
62
78.5%
Speak English "well"
12
15.2%
Speak English "not well"
5
6.3%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
26,280
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
4,157
15.8%
5 to 17 years
561
2.1%
18 to 64 years
3,037
11.6%
65 years and over
559
2.1%
Speak English less than "very well"
1,477
5.6%
5 to 17 years
128
0.5%
18 to 64 years
1,142
4.3%
65 years and over
207
0.8%
Linguistically isolated households*
299
Population 5 years and over in households*
26,237
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
698
2.7%
5 to 17 years
143
0.5%
18 to 64 years
457
1.7%
65 years and over
98
0.4%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
