Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Trenton 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
78,692
100.0%
Speak only English
57,142
72.6%
Speak a language other than English
21,550
27.4%
Spanish
15,970
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
7,112
44.5%
Speak English "well"
3,834
24.0%
Speak English "not well"
3,398
21.3%
Speak English "not at all"
1,626
10.2%
Other Indo-European languages
4,460
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
2,376
53.3%
Speak English "well"
1,181
26.5%
Speak English "not well"
737
16.5%
Speak English "not at all"
166
3.7%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
435
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
235
54.0%
Speak English "well"
134
30.8%
Speak English "not well"
46
10.6%
Speak English "not at all"
20
4.6%
All other languages
685
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
500
73.0%
Speak English "well"
85
12.4%
Speak English "not well"
94
13.7%
Speak English "not at all"
6
0.9%
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
78,692
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
21,550
27.4%
5 to 17 years
4,169
5.3%
18 to 64 years
15,336
19.5%
65 years and over
2,045
2.6%
Speak English less than "very well"
11,327
14.4%
5 to 17 years
1,743
2.2%
18 to 64 years
8,448
10.7%
65 years and over
1,136
1.4%
Linguistically isolated households*
2,453
Population 5 years and over in households*
74,351
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
6,954
9.4%
5 to 17 years
1,297
1.7%
18 to 64 years
4,993
6.7%
65 years and over
664
0.9%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
