Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Columbus 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
4,199
100.0%
Speak only English
4,012
95.5%
Speak a language other than English
187
4.5%
Spanish
108
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
41
38.0%
Speak English "well"
19
17.6%
Speak English "not well"
48
44.4%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
67
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
52
77.6%
Speak English "well"
6
9.0%
Speak English "not well"
9
13.4%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
0
Speak English "very well"
0
Speak English "well"
0
Speak English "not well"
0
Speak English "not at all"
0
All other languages
12
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
12
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
4,199
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
187
4.5%
5 to 17 years
54
1.3%
18 to 64 years
111
2.6%
65 years and over
22
0.5%
Speak English less than "very well"
82
2.0%
5 to 17 years
30
0.7%
18 to 64 years
52
1.2%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
Linguistically isolated households*
16
Population 5 years and over in households*
4,090
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
22
0.5%
5 to 17 years
0
0.0%
18 to 64 years
22
0.5%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
