Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Allentown 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
1,741
100.0%
Speak only English
1,678
96.4%
Speak a language other than English
63
3.6%
Spanish
12
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
10
83.3%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not well"
2
16.7%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
47
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
39
83.0%
Speak English "well"
8
17.0%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
2
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
2
100.0%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
2
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
2
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
1,741
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
63
3.6%
5 to 17 years
7
0.4%
18 to 64 years
48
2.8%
65 years and over
8
0.5%
Speak English less than "very well"
10
0.6%
5 to 17 years
3
0.2%
18 to 64 years
4
0.2%
65 years and over
3
0.2%
Linguistically isolated households*
3
Population 5 years and over in households*
1,741
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
5
0.3%
5 to 17 years
0
0.0%
18 to 64 years
2
0.1%
65 years and over
3
0.2%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
