Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Canonsburg 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
8,177
100.0%
Speak only English
7,667
93.8%
Speak a language other than English
510
6.2%
Spanish
23
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
9
39.1%
Speak English "well"
7
30.4%
Speak English "not well"
7
30.4%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
448
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
302
67.4%
Speak English "well"
102
22.8%
Speak English "not well"
27
6.0%
Speak English "not at all"
17
3.8%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
39
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
29
74.4%
Speak English "well"
10
25.6%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
0
Speak English "very well"
0
Speak English "well"
0
Speak English "not well"
0
Speak English "not at all"
0
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
8,177
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
510
6.2%
5 to 17 years
18
0.2%
18 to 64 years
281
3.4%
65 years and over
211
2.6%
Speak English less than "very well"
170
2.1%
5 to 17 years
8
0.1%
18 to 64 years
77
0.9%
65 years and over
85
1.0%
Linguistically isolated households*
36
Population 5 years and over in households*
8,058
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
43
0.5%
5 to 17 years
0
0.0%
18 to 64 years
0
0.0%
65 years and over
43
0.5%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
