Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Commack 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
33,419
100.0%
Speak only English
28,879
86.4%
Speak a language other than English
4,540
13.6%
Spanish
990
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
698
70.5%
Speak English "well"
180
18.2%
Speak English "not well"
90
9.1%
Speak English "not at all"
22
2.2%
Other Indo-European languages
2,489
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
1,649
66.3%
Speak English "well"
564
22.7%
Speak English "not well"
234
9.4%
Speak English "not at all"
42
1.7%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
913
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
561
61.4%
Speak English "well"
211
23.1%
Speak English "not well"
138
15.1%
Speak English "not at all"
3
0.3%
All other languages
148
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
105
70.9%
Speak English "well"
31
20.9%
Speak English "not well"
12
8.1%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
33,419
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
4,540
13.6%
5 to 17 years
722
2.2%
18 to 64 years
3,001
9.0%
65 years and over
817
2.4%
Speak English less than "very well"
1,527
4.6%
5 to 17 years
140
0.4%
18 to 64 years
1,026
3.1%
65 years and over
361
1.1%
Linguistically isolated households*
275
Population 5 years and over in households*
32,887
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
634
1.9%
5 to 17 years
135
0.4%
18 to 64 years
319
1.0%
65 years and over
180
0.5%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
