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
3,176
100.0%
Speak only English
3,121
98.3%
Speak a language other than English
55
1.7%
Spanish
30
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
22
73.3%
Speak English "well"
8
26.7%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
20
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
11
55.0%
Speak English "well"
9
45.0%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
5
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
5
100.0%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
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
3,176
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
55
1.7%
5 to 17 years
13
0.4%
18 to 64 years
33
1.0%
65 years and over
9
0.3%
Speak English less than "very well"
17
0.5%
5 to 17 years
0
0.0%
18 to 64 years
8
0.3%
65 years and over
9
0.3%
Linguistically isolated households*
0
Population 5 years and over in households*
3,031
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
0
0.0%
5 to 17 years
0
0.0%
18 to 64 years
0
0.0%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
