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
3,783
100.0%
Speak only English
3,573
94.4%
Speak a language other than English
210
5.6%
Spanish
93
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
53
57.0%
Speak English "well"
21
22.6%
Speak English "not well"
19
20.4%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
47
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
32
68.1%
Speak English "well"
9
19.1%
Speak English "not well"
6
12.8%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
9
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
9
100.0%
All other languages
61
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
11
18.0%
Speak English "well"
50
82.0%
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
3,783
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
210
5.6%
5 to 17 years
13
0.3%
18 to 64 years
146
3.9%
65 years and over
51
1.3%
Speak English less than "very well"
114
3.0%
5 to 17 years
0
0.0%
18 to 64 years
88
2.3%
65 years and over
26
0.7%
Linguistically isolated households*
12
Population 5 years and over in households*
3,055
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
50
1.6%
5 to 17 years
0
0.0%
18 to 64 years
50
1.6%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
