Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Bryn Mawr 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
4,263
100.0%
Speak only English
3,758
88.2%
Speak a language other than English
505
11.8%
Spanish
144
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
128
88.9%
Speak English "well"
4
2.8%
Speak English "not well"
12
8.3%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
185
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
155
83.8%
Speak English "well"
9
4.9%
Speak English "not well"
21
11.4%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
153
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
132
86.3%
Speak English "well"
16
10.5%
Speak English "not well"
5
3.3%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
23
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
23
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
4,263
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
505
11.8%
5 to 17 years
4
0.1%
18 to 64 years
465
10.9%
65 years and over
36
0.8%
Speak English less than "very well"
67
1.6%
5 to 17 years
4
0.1%
18 to 64 years
40
0.9%
65 years and over
23
0.5%
Linguistically isolated households*
27
Population 5 years and over in households*
2,843
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
27
0.9%
5 to 17 years
0
0.0%
18 to 64 years
10
0.4%
65 years and over
17
0.6%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
