Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. York 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
7,673
100.0%
Speak only English
7,306
95.2%
Speak a language other than English
367
4.8%
Spanish
148
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
83
56.1%
Speak English "well"
20
13.5%
Speak English "not well"
21
14.2%
Speak English "not at all"
24
16.2%
Other Indo-European languages
130
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
94
72.3%
Speak English "well"
25
19.2%
Speak English "not well"
11
8.5%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
57
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
14
24.6%
Speak English "well"
30
52.6%
Speak English "not well"
13
22.8%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
32
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
27
84.4%
Speak English "well"
5
15.6%
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
7,673
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
367
4.8%
5 to 17 years
65
0.8%
18 to 64 years
243
3.2%
65 years and over
59
0.8%
Speak English less than "very well"
149
1.9%
5 to 17 years
19
0.2%
18 to 64 years
130
1.7%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
Linguistically isolated households*
23
Population 5 years and over in households*
7,228
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
66
0.9%
5 to 17 years
8
0.1%
18 to 64 years
58
0.8%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
