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
37,682
100.0%
Speak only English
30,675
81.4%
Speak a language other than English
7,007
18.6%
Spanish
5,703
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
2,894
50.7%
Speak English "well"
1,252
22.0%
Speak English "not well"
1,044
18.3%
Speak English "not at all"
513
9.0%
Other Indo-European languages
764
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
517
67.7%
Speak English "well"
176
23.0%
Speak English "not well"
71
9.3%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
439
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
176
40.1%
Speak English "well"
80
18.2%
Speak English "not well"
127
28.9%
Speak English "not at all"
56
12.8%
All other languages
101
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
57
56.4%
Speak English "well"
44
43.6%
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
37,682
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
7,007
18.6%
5 to 17 years
1,993
5.3%
18 to 64 years
4,781
12.7%
65 years and over
233
0.6%
Speak English less than "very well"
3,363
8.9%
5 to 17 years
731
1.9%
18 to 64 years
2,486
6.6%
65 years and over
146
0.4%
Linguistically isolated households*
729
Population 5 years and over in households*
36,818
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
2,014
5.5%
5 to 17 years
567
1.5%
18 to 64 years
1,361
3.7%
65 years and over
86
0.2%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
