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
19,508
100.0%
Speak only English
17,967
92.1%
Speak a language other than English
1,541
7.9%
Spanish
1,228
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
580
47.2%
Speak English "well"
279
22.7%
Speak English "not well"
264
21.5%
Speak English "not at all"
105
8.6%
Other Indo-European languages
250
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
188
75.2%
Speak English "well"
51
20.4%
Speak English "not well"
11
4.4%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
57
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
26
45.6%
Speak English "well"
31
54.4%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
6
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "well"
6
100.0%
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
19,508
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
1,541
7.9%
5 to 17 years
404
2.1%
18 to 64 years
993
5.1%
65 years and over
144
0.7%
Speak English less than "very well"
747
3.8%
5 to 17 years
202
1.0%
18 to 64 years
495
2.5%
65 years and over
50
0.3%
Linguistically isolated households*
177
Population 5 years and over in households*
19,277
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
508
2.6%
5 to 17 years
168
0.9%
18 to 64 years
312
1.6%
65 years and over
28
0.1%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
