Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Columbiana 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
105,439
100.0%
Speak only English
101,711
96.5%
Speak a language other than English
3,728
3.5%
Spanish
1,964
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
1,077
54.8%
Speak English "well"
333
17.0%
Speak English "not well"
459
23.4%
Speak English "not at all"
95
4.8%
Other Indo-European languages
1,300
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
1,022
78.6%
Speak English "well"
139
10.7%
Speak English "not well"
121
9.3%
Speak English "not at all"
18
1.4%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
312
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
201
64.4%
Speak English "well"
82
26.3%
Speak English "not well"
16
5.1%
Speak English "not at all"
13
4.2%
All other languages
152
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
110
72.4%
Speak English "well"
34
22.4%
Speak English "not well"
8
5.3%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
105,439
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
3,728
3.5%
5 to 17 years
659
0.6%
18 to 64 years
2,575
2.4%
65 years and over
494
0.5%
Speak English less than "very well"
1,318
1.3%
5 to 17 years
297
0.3%
18 to 64 years
921
0.9%
65 years and over
100
0.1%
Linguistically isolated households*
100
Population 5 years and over in households*
101,670
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
157
0.2%
5 to 17 years
18
0.0%
18 to 64 years
91
0.1%
65 years and over
48
0.0%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
