Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Ambridge 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
7,306
100.0%
Speak only English
6,695
91.6%
Speak a language other than English
611
8.4%
Spanish
141
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
92
65.2%
Speak English "well"
32
22.7%
Speak English "not well"
17
12.1%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
452
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
356
78.8%
Speak English "well"
65
14.4%
Speak English "not well"
31
6.9%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
12
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
8
66.7%
Speak English "well"
4
33.3%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
6
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
6
100.0%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
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
7,306
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
611
8.4%
5 to 17 years
43
0.6%
18 to 64 years
302
4.1%
65 years and over
266
3.6%
Speak English less than "very well"
149
2.0%
5 to 17 years
15
0.2%
18 to 64 years
62
0.8%
65 years and over
72
1.0%
Linguistically isolated households*
39
Population 5 years and over in households*
7,219
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
44
0.6%
5 to 17 years
0
0.0%
18 to 64 years
6
0.1%
65 years and over
38
0.5%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
