Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Columbia City 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
6,673
100.0%
Speak only English
6,536
97.9%
Speak a language other than English
137
2.1%
Spanish
41
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
30
73.2%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not well"
11
26.8%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
96
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
87
90.6%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not well"
9
9.4%
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
0
Speak English "very well"
0
Speak English "well"
0
Speak English "not well"
0
Speak English "not at all"
0
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
6,673
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
137
2.1%
5 to 17 years
39
0.6%
18 to 64 years
98
1.5%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
Speak English less than "very well"
20
0.3%
5 to 17 years
0
0.0%
18 to 64 years
20
0.3%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
Linguistically isolated households*
0
Population 5 years and over in households*
6,431
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
0
0.0%
5 to 17 years
0
0.0%
18 to 64 years
0
0.0%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
