Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Harrisburg 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
45,204
100.0%
Speak only English
38,128
84.3%
Speak a language other than English
7,076
15.7%
Spanish
4,814
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
2,515
52.2%
Speak English "well"
1,068
22.2%
Speak English "not well"
882
18.3%
Speak English "not at all"
349
7.2%
Other Indo-European languages
874
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
570
65.2%
Speak English "well"
188
21.5%
Speak English "not well"
107
12.2%
Speak English "not at all"
9
1.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
994
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
278
28.0%
Speak English "well"
260
26.2%
Speak English "not well"
391
39.3%
Speak English "not at all"
65
6.5%
All other languages
394
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
223
56.6%
Speak English "well"
129
32.7%
Speak English "not well"
42
10.7%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
45,204
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
7,076
15.7%
5 to 17 years
1,609
3.6%
18 to 64 years
4,998
11.1%
65 years and over
469
1.0%
Speak English less than "very well"
3,490
7.7%
5 to 17 years
583
1.3%
18 to 64 years
2,648
5.9%
65 years and over
259
0.6%
Linguistically isolated households*
984
Population 5 years and over in households*
43,978
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
2,027
4.6%
5 to 17 years
375
0.9%
18 to 64 years
1,503
3.4%
65 years and over
149
0.3%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
