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
3,641
100.0%
Speak only English
2,932
80.5%
Speak a language other than English
709
19.5%
Spanish
546
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
250
45.8%
Speak English "well"
100
18.3%
Speak English "not well"
127
23.3%
Speak English "not at all"
69
12.6%
Other Indo-European languages
137
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
101
73.7%
Speak English "well"
29
21.2%
Speak English "not well"
7
5.1%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
11
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "well"
5
45.5%
Speak English "not well"
6
54.5%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
15
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
6
40.0%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
9
60.0%
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
3,641
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
709
19.5%
5 to 17 years
121
3.3%
18 to 64 years
488
13.4%
65 years and over
100
2.7%
Speak English less than "very well"
352
9.7%
5 to 17 years
35
1.0%
18 to 64 years
295
8.1%
65 years and over
22
0.6%
Linguistically isolated households*
121
Population 5 years and over in households*
3,313
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
265
8.0%
5 to 17 years
13
0.4%
18 to 64 years
230
6.9%
65 years and over
22
0.7%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
