Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Lancaster 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
52,019
100.0%
Speak only English
35,938
69.1%
Speak a language other than English
16,081
30.9%
Spanish
13,652
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
7,738
56.7%
Speak English "well"
3,103
22.7%
Speak English "not well"
1,860
13.6%
Speak English "not at all"
951
7.0%
Other Indo-European languages
1,303
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
752
57.7%
Speak English "well"
247
19.0%
Speak English "not well"
282
21.6%
Speak English "not at all"
22
1.7%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
991
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
337
34.0%
Speak English "well"
331
33.4%
Speak English "not well"
272
27.4%
Speak English "not at all"
51
5.1%
All other languages
135
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
83
61.5%
Speak English "well"
36
26.7%
Speak English "not well"
16
11.9%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
52,019
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
16,081
30.9%
5 to 17 years
4,547
8.7%
18 to 64 years
10,772
20.7%
65 years and over
762
1.5%
Speak English less than "very well"
7,171
13.8%
5 to 17 years
1,518
2.9%
18 to 64 years
5,046
9.7%
65 years and over
607
1.2%
Linguistically isolated households*
1,824
Population 5 years and over in households*
48,357
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
4,598
9.5%
5 to 17 years
1,466
3.0%
18 to 64 years
2,741
5.7%
65 years and over
391
0.8%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
