Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Briarcliff Manor 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
7,069
100.0%
Speak only English
5,978
84.6%
Speak a language other than English
1,091
15.4%
Spanish
235
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
164
69.8%
Speak English "well"
64
27.2%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
7
3.0%
Other Indo-European languages
578
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
442
76.5%
Speak English "well"
106
18.3%
Speak English "not well"
30
5.2%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
203
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
162
79.8%
Speak English "well"
28
13.8%
Speak English "not well"
13
6.4%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
75
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
63
84.0%
Speak English "well"
12
16.0%
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
7,069
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
1,091
15.4%
5 to 17 years
230
3.3%
18 to 64 years
649
9.2%
65 years and over
212
3.0%
Speak English less than "very well"
260
3.7%
5 to 17 years
65
0.9%
18 to 64 years
107
1.5%
65 years and over
88
1.2%
Linguistically isolated households*
24
Population 5 years and over in households*
6,275
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
40
0.6%
5 to 17 years
0
0.0%
18 to 64 years
23
0.4%
65 years and over
17
0.3%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
