As of 2010[update], 79.12% (1,112,441) of Philadelphia residents age 5 and older spoke English at home as a primary language, while 9.72% (136,688) spoke Spanish, 1.64% (23,075) Chinese, 0.89% (12,499) Vietnamese, 0.77% (10,885) Russian, 0.66% (9,240) French, 0.61% (8,639) other Asian languages, 0.58% (8,217) African languages, 0.56% (7,933) Cambodian (Mon-Khmer), and Italian was spoken as a main language by 0.55% (7,773) of the population over the age of five. In total, 20.88% (293,544) of Philadelphia's population age 5 and older spoke a mother language other than English.
As of 2010[update ] , 79.12 % ( 1,112,441 ) of Philadelphia residents age 5 and older spoke English at home as a primary language , while 9.72 % ( 136,688 ) spoke Spanish , 1.64 % ( 23,075 ) Chinese , 0.89 % ( 12,499 ) Vietnamese , 0.77 % ( 10,885 ) Russian , 0.66 % ( 9,240 ) French , 0.61 % ( 8,639 ) other Asian languages , 0.58 % ( 8,217 ) African languages , 0.56 % ( 7,933 ) Cambodian ( Mon - Khmer ) , and Italian was spoken as a main language by 0.55 % ( 7,773 ) of the population over the age of five . In total , 20.88 % ( 293,544 ) of Philadelphia 's population age 5 and older spoke a mother language other than English .
What percent of 5 year olds or older speak Spanish?
What percent of 5 year olds or older speak Spanish ?
9.72%
9.72%