Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Philadelphia 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
1,419,977
100.0%
Speak only English
1,168,463
82.3%
Speak a language other than English
251,514
17.7%
Spanish
110,498
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
64,614
58.5%
Speak English "well"
22,340
20.2%
Speak English "not well"
17,465
15.8%
Speak English "not at all"
6,079
5.5%
Other Indo-European languages
79,181
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
45,734
57.8%
Speak English "well"
18,706
23.6%
Speak English "not well"
11,980
15.1%
Speak English "not at all"
2,761
3.5%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
49,926
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
19,587
39.2%
Speak English "well"
14,286
28.6%
Speak English "not well"
12,549
25.1%
Speak English "not at all"
3,504
7.0%
All other languages
11,909
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
7,907
66.4%
Speak English "well"
3,026
25.4%
Speak English "not well"
779
6.5%
Speak English "not at all"
197
1.7%
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
1,419,977
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
251,514
17.7%
5 to 17 years
49,630
3.5%
18 to 64 years
171,410
12.1%
65 years and over
30,474
2.1%
Speak English less than "very well"
113,672
8.0%
5 to 17 years
17,806
1.3%
18 to 64 years
78,748
5.5%
65 years and over
17,118
1.2%
Linguistically isolated households*
29,515
Population 5 years and over in households*
1,365,605
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
65,810
4.8%
5 to 17 years
12,878
0.9%
18 to 64 years
41,836
3.1%
65 years and over
11,096
0.8%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
