Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Coatesville 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
9,990
100.0%
Speak only English
8,815
88.2%
Speak a language other than English
1,175
11.8%
Spanish
958
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
551
57.5%
Speak English "well"
164
17.1%
Speak English "not well"
158
16.5%
Speak English "not at all"
85
8.9%
Other Indo-European languages
128
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
117
91.4%
Speak English "well"
4
3.1%
Speak English "not well"
7
5.5%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
30
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "well"
5
16.7%
Speak English "not well"
18
60.0%
Speak English "not at all"
7
23.3%
All other languages
59
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
45
76.3%
Speak English "well"
6
10.2%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
8
13.6%
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
9,990
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
1,175
11.8%
5 to 17 years
263
2.6%
18 to 64 years
810
8.1%
65 years and over
102
1.0%
Speak English less than "very well"
462
4.6%
5 to 17 years
33
0.3%
18 to 64 years
400
4.0%
65 years and over
29
0.3%
Linguistically isolated households*
77
Population 5 years and over in households*
9,804
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
188
1.9%
5 to 17 years
34
0.3%
18 to 64 years
136
1.4%
65 years and over
18
0.2%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
