Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Dundalk 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
58,749
100.0%
Speak only English
55,600
94.6%
Speak a language other than English
3,149
5.4%
Spanish
936
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
520
55.6%
Speak English "well"
197
21.0%
Speak English "not well"
208
22.2%
Speak English "not at all"
11
1.2%
Other Indo-European languages
1,773
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
1,262
71.2%
Speak English "well"
381
21.5%
Speak English "not well"
130
7.3%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
335
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
169
50.4%
Speak English "well"
48
14.3%
Speak English "not well"
97
29.0%
Speak English "not at all"
21
6.3%
All other languages
105
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
54
51.4%
Speak English "well"
5
4.8%
Speak English "not well"
46
43.8%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
58,749
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
3,149
5.4%
5 to 17 years
667
1.1%
18 to 64 years
1,961
3.3%
65 years and over
521
0.9%
Speak English less than "very well"
1,144
1.9%
5 to 17 years
302
0.5%
18 to 64 years
672
1.1%
65 years and over
170
0.3%
Linguistically isolated households*
237
Population 5 years and over in households*
58,346
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
473
0.8%
5 to 17 years
94
0.2%
18 to 64 years
280
0.5%
65 years and over
99
0.2%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
