Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Wilkes Barre 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
41,067
100.0%
Speak only English
38,587
94.0%
Speak a language other than English
2,480
6.0%
Spanish
599
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
397
66.3%
Speak English "well"
100
16.7%
Speak English "not well"
100
16.7%
Speak English "not at all"
2
0.3%
Other Indo-European languages
1,511
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
1,087
71.9%
Speak English "well"
216
14.3%
Speak English "not well"
179
11.8%
Speak English "not at all"
29
1.9%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
138
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
60
43.5%
Speak English "well"
45
32.6%
Speak English "not well"
33
23.9%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
232
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
153
65.9%
Speak English "well"
69
29.7%
Speak English "not well"
10
4.3%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
41,067
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
2,480
6.0%
5 to 17 years
359
0.9%
18 to 64 years
1,359
3.3%
65 years and over
762
1.9%
Speak English less than "very well"
783
1.9%
5 to 17 years
151
0.4%
18 to 64 years
448
1.1%
65 years and over
184
0.4%
Linguistically isolated households*
198
Population 5 years and over in households*
37,422
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
399
1.1%
5 to 17 years
110
0.3%
18 to 64 years
196
0.5%
65 years and over
93
0.2%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
