Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Ardsley 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
4,024
100.0%
Speak only English
3,109
77.3%
Speak a language other than English
915
22.7%
Spanish
134
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
77
57.5%
Speak English "well"
40
29.9%
Speak English "not well"
17
12.7%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
331
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
251
75.8%
Speak English "well"
49
14.8%
Speak English "not well"
31
9.4%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
376
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
229
60.9%
Speak English "well"
102
27.1%
Speak English "not well"
40
10.6%
Speak English "not at all"
5
1.3%
All other languages
74
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
43
58.1%
Speak English "well"
31
41.9%
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
4,024
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
915
22.7%
5 to 17 years
196
4.9%
18 to 64 years
625
15.5%
65 years and over
94
2.3%
Speak English less than "very well"
315
7.8%
5 to 17 years
111
2.8%
18 to 64 years
169
4.2%
65 years and over
35
0.9%
Linguistically isolated households*
41
Population 5 years and over in households*
3,987
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
116
2.9%
5 to 17 years
28
0.7%
18 to 64 years
81
2.0%
65 years and over
7
0.2%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
