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
6,589
100.0%
Speak only English
6,129
93.0%
Speak a language other than English
460
7.0%
Spanish
440
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
226
51.4%
Speak English "well"
52
11.8%
Speak English "not well"
84
19.1%
Speak English "not at all"
78
17.7%
Other Indo-European languages
20
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
20
100.0%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
0
Speak English "very well"
0
Speak English "well"
0
Speak English "not well"
0
Speak English "not at all"
0
All other languages
0
Speak English "very well"
0
Speak English "well"
0
Speak English "not well"
0
Speak English "not at all"
0
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
6,589
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
460
7.0%
5 to 17 years
102
1.5%
18 to 64 years
338
5.1%
65 years and over
20
0.3%
Speak English less than "very well"
214
3.2%
5 to 17 years
28
0.4%
18 to 64 years
176
2.7%
65 years and over
10
0.2%
Linguistically isolated households*
19
Population 5 years and over in households*
6,308
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
83
1.3%
5 to 17 years
0
0.0%
18 to 64 years
83
1.3%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
