Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Youngstown 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
76,203
100.0%
Speak only English
69,647
91.4%
Speak a language other than English
6,556
8.6%
Spanish
3,546
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
2,121
59.8%
Speak English "well"
653
18.4%
Speak English "not well"
656
18.5%
Speak English "not at all"
116
3.3%
Other Indo-European languages
2,318
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
1,605
69.2%
Speak English "well"
472
20.4%
Speak English "not well"
219
9.4%
Speak English "not at all"
22
0.9%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
256
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
148
57.8%
Speak English "well"
69
27.0%
Speak English "not well"
29
11.3%
Speak English "not at all"
10
3.9%
All other languages
436
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
325
74.5%
Speak English "well"
72
16.5%
Speak English "not well"
33
7.6%
Speak English "not at all"
6
1.4%
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
76,203
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
6,556
8.6%
5 to 17 years
1,118
1.5%
18 to 64 years
3,611
4.7%
65 years and over
1,827
2.4%
Speak English less than "very well"
2,357
3.1%
5 to 17 years
373
0.5%
18 to 64 years
1,300
1.7%
65 years and over
684
0.9%
Linguistically isolated households*
647
Population 5 years and over in households*
71,215
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
1,048
1.5%
5 to 17 years
130
0.2%
18 to 64 years
509
0.7%
65 years and over
409
0.6%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
