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
109,721
100.0%
Speak only English
100,754
91.8%
Speak a language other than English
8,967
8.2%
Spanish
4,505
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
2,657
59.0%
Speak English "well"
1,076
23.9%
Speak English "not well"
612
13.6%
Speak English "not at all"
160
3.6%
Other Indo-European languages
2,745
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
2,091
76.2%
Speak English "well"
416
15.2%
Speak English "not well"
238
8.7%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
1,423
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
670
47.1%
Speak English "well"
582
40.9%
Speak English "not well"
154
10.8%
Speak English "not at all"
17
1.2%
All other languages
294
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
243
82.7%
Speak English "well"
29
9.9%
Speak English "not well"
12
4.1%
Speak English "not at all"
10
3.4%
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
109,721
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
8,967
8.2%
5 to 17 years
1,219
1.1%
18 to 64 years
7,387
6.7%
65 years and over
361
0.3%
Speak English less than "very well"
3,306
3.0%
5 to 17 years
456
0.4%
18 to 64 years
2,730
2.5%
65 years and over
120
0.1%
Linguistically isolated households*
595
Population 5 years and over in households*
86,751
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
1,270
1.5%
5 to 17 years
98
0.1%
18 to 64 years
1,126
1.3%
65 years and over
46
0.1%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
