Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Collingswood 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
13,575
100.0%
Speak only English
12,061
88.8%
Speak a language other than English
1,514
11.2%
Spanish
581
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
429
73.8%
Speak English "well"
78
13.4%
Speak English "not well"
55
9.5%
Speak English "not at all"
19
3.3%
Other Indo-European languages
662
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
487
73.6%
Speak English "well"
107
16.2%
Speak English "not well"
54
8.2%
Speak English "not at all"
14
2.1%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
252
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
115
45.6%
Speak English "well"
59
23.4%
Speak English "not well"
63
25.0%
Speak English "not at all"
15
6.0%
All other languages
19
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
6
31.6%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not well"
13
68.4%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
13,575
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
1,514
11.2%
5 to 17 years
231
1.7%
18 to 64 years
945
7.0%
65 years and over
338
2.5%
Speak English less than "very well"
477
3.5%
5 to 17 years
48
0.4%
18 to 64 years
312
2.3%
65 years and over
117
0.9%
Linguistically isolated households*
163
Population 5 years and over in households*
13,512
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
318
2.4%
5 to 17 years
55
0.4%
18 to 64 years
179
1.3%
65 years and over
84
0.6%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
