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
36,121
100.0%
Speak only English
33,533
92.8%
Speak a language other than English
2,588
7.2%
Spanish
1,132
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
590
52.1%
Speak English "well"
127
11.2%
Speak English "not well"
314
27.7%
Speak English "not at all"
101
8.9%
Other Indo-European languages
752
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
518
68.9%
Speak English "well"
138
18.4%
Speak English "not well"
90
12.0%
Speak English "not at all"
6
0.8%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
662
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
344
52.0%
Speak English "well"
137
20.7%
Speak English "not well"
152
23.0%
Speak English "not at all"
29
4.4%
All other languages
42
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
42
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
36,121
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
2,588
7.2%
5 to 17 years
436
1.2%
18 to 64 years
2,021
5.6%
65 years and over
131
0.4%
Speak English less than "very well"
1,094
3.0%
5 to 17 years
111
0.3%
18 to 64 years
939
2.6%
65 years and over
44
0.1%
Linguistically isolated households*
229
Population 5 years and over in households*
35,317
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
580
1.6%
5 to 17 years
44
0.1%
18 to 64 years
498
1.4%
65 years and over
38
0.1%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
