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
7,475
100.0%
Speak only English
7,237
96.8%
Speak a language other than English
238
3.2%
Spanish
118
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
60
50.8%
Speak English "well"
17
14.4%
Speak English "not well"
41
34.7%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
111
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
85
76.6%
Speak English "well"
10
9.0%
Speak English "not well"
16
14.4%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
0
Speak English "very well"
0
Speak English "well"
0
Speak English "not well"
0
Speak English "not at all"
0
All other languages
9
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
9
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
7,475
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
238
3.2%
5 to 17 years
72
1.0%
18 to 64 years
143
1.9%
65 years and over
23
0.3%
Speak English less than "very well"
84
1.1%
5 to 17 years
17
0.2%
18 to 64 years
59
0.8%
65 years and over
8
0.1%
Linguistically isolated households*
18
Population 5 years and over in households*
7,344
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
18
0.2%
5 to 17 years
0
0.0%
18 to 64 years
10
0.1%
65 years and over
8
0.1%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
