Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Scranton 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
72,558
100.0%
Speak only English
67,497
93.0%
Speak a language other than English
5,061
7.0%
Spanish
1,862
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
1,268
68.1%
Speak English "well"
292
15.7%
Speak English "not well"
261
14.0%
Speak English "not at all"
41
2.2%
Other Indo-European languages
2,520
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
1,608
63.8%
Speak English "well"
486
19.3%
Speak English "not well"
351
13.9%
Speak English "not at all"
75
3.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
376
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
141
37.5%
Speak English "well"
103
27.4%
Speak English "not well"
127
33.8%
Speak English "not at all"
5
1.3%
All other languages
303
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
225
74.3%
Speak English "well"
50
16.5%
Speak English "not well"
28
9.2%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
72,558
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
5,061
7.0%
5 to 17 years
805
1.1%
18 to 64 years
2,954
4.1%
65 years and over
1,302
1.8%
Speak English less than "very well"
1,819
2.5%
5 to 17 years
224
0.3%
18 to 64 years
1,084
1.5%
65 years and over
511
0.7%
Linguistically isolated households*
504
Population 5 years and over in households*
67,666
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
958
1.4%
5 to 17 years
119
0.2%
18 to 64 years
582
0.9%
65 years and over
257
0.4%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
