Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Girard 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
10,521
100.0%
Speak only English
10,092
95.9%
Speak a language other than English
429
4.1%
Spanish
66
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
47
71.2%
Speak English "well"
3
4.5%
Speak English "not well"
16
24.2%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
325
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
204
62.8%
Speak English "well"
98
30.2%
Speak English "not well"
23
7.1%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
23
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
10
43.5%
Speak English "well"
13
56.5%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
15
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
9
60.0%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not well"
6
40.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
10,521
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
429
4.1%
5 to 17 years
29
0.3%
18 to 64 years
237
2.3%
65 years and over
163
1.5%
Speak English less than "very well"
159
1.5%
5 to 17 years
6
0.1%
18 to 64 years
87
0.8%
65 years and over
66
0.6%
Linguistically isolated households*
50
Population 5 years and over in households*
10,521
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
67
0.6%
5 to 17 years
0
0.0%
18 to 64 years
30
0.3%
65 years and over
37
0.4%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
