Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Toms River 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
81,671
100.0%
Speak only English
72,926
89.3%
Speak a language other than English
8,745
10.7%
Spanish
2,950
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
1,618
54.8%
Speak English "well"
726
24.6%
Speak English "not well"
449
15.2%
Speak English "not at all"
157
5.3%
Other Indo-European languages
4,188
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
2,962
70.7%
Speak English "well"
883
21.1%
Speak English "not well"
293
7.0%
Speak English "not at all"
50
1.2%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
1,368
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
846
61.8%
Speak English "well"
276
20.2%
Speak English "not well"
195
14.3%
Speak English "not at all"
51
3.7%
All other languages
239
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
158
66.1%
Speak English "well"
53
22.2%
Speak English "not well"
28
11.7%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
81,671
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
8,745
10.7%
5 to 17 years
1,211
1.5%
18 to 64 years
5,829
7.1%
65 years and over
1,705
2.1%
Speak English less than "very well"
3,161
3.9%
5 to 17 years
384
0.5%
18 to 64 years
2,215
2.7%
65 years and over
562
0.7%
Linguistically isolated households*
619
Population 5 years and over in households*
79,734
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
1,409
1.8%
5 to 17 years
214
0.3%
18 to 64 years
917
1.2%
65 years and over
278
0.3%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
