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
6,287
100.0%
Speak only English
6,120
97.3%
Speak a language other than English
167
2.7%
Spanish
124
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
75
60.5%
Speak English "well"
27
21.8%
Speak English "not well"
22
17.7%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
34
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
34
100.0%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
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
6,287
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
167
2.7%
5 to 17 years
52
0.8%
18 to 64 years
102
1.6%
65 years and over
13
0.2%
Speak English less than "very well"
49
0.8%
5 to 17 years
14
0.2%
18 to 64 years
29
0.5%
65 years and over
6
0.1%
Linguistically isolated households*
8
Population 5 years and over in households*
5,628
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
32
0.6%
5 to 17 years
14
0.2%
18 to 64 years
18
0.3%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
