Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Columbia 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
30,578
100.0%
Speak only English
28,914
94.6%
Speak a language other than English
1,664
5.4%
Spanish
1,242
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
549
44.2%
Speak English "well"
201
16.2%
Speak English "not well"
186
15.0%
Speak English "not at all"
306
24.6%
Other Indo-European languages
312
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
232
74.4%
Speak English "well"
60
19.2%
Speak English "not well"
20
6.4%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
28
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
15
53.6%
Speak English "well"
13
46.4%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
82
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
29
35.4%
Speak English "well"
17
20.7%
Speak English "not well"
6
7.3%
Speak English "not at all"
30
36.6%
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
30,578
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
1,664
5.4%
5 to 17 years
288
0.9%
18 to 64 years
1,338
4.4%
65 years and over
38
0.1%
Speak English less than "very well"
839
2.7%
5 to 17 years
149
0.5%
18 to 64 years
661
2.2%
65 years and over
29
0.1%
Linguistically isolated households*
131
Population 5 years and over in households*
29,662
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
524
1.8%
5 to 17 years
119
0.4%
18 to 64 years
405
1.4%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
