Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Cleveland 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
6,930
100.0%
Speak only English
5,481
79.1%
Speak a language other than English
1,449
20.9%
Spanish
1,380
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
538
39.0%
Speak English "well"
217
15.7%
Speak English "not well"
341
24.7%
Speak English "not at all"
284
20.6%
Other Indo-European languages
47
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
38
80.9%
Speak English "well"
4
8.5%
Speak English "not well"
5
10.6%
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
22
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
17
77.3%
Speak English "well"
5
22.7%
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
6,930
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
1,449
20.9%
5 to 17 years
418
6.0%
18 to 64 years
993
14.3%
65 years and over
38
0.5%
Speak English less than "very well"
856
12.4%
5 to 17 years
165
2.4%
18 to 64 years
660
9.5%
65 years and over
31
0.4%
Linguistically isolated households*
141
Population 5 years and over in households*
6,290
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
610
9.7%
5 to 17 years
164
2.6%
18 to 64 years
436
6.9%
65 years and over
10
0.2%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
