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
12,849
100.0%
Speak only English
12,479
97.1%
Speak a language other than English
370
2.9%
Spanish
251
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
111
44.2%
Speak English "well"
86
34.3%
Speak English "not well"
54
21.5%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
55
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
39
70.9%
Speak English "well"
8
14.5%
Speak English "not well"
8
14.5%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
48
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
21
43.8%
Speak English "well"
27
56.3%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
16
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
5
31.3%
Speak English "well"
11
68.8%
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
12,849
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
370
2.9%
5 to 17 years
40
0.3%
18 to 64 years
293
2.3%
65 years and over
37
0.3%
Speak English less than "very well"
194
1.5%
5 to 17 years
12
0.1%
18 to 64 years
153
1.2%
65 years and over
29
0.2%
Linguistically isolated households*
33
Population 5 years and over in households*
11,280
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
45
0.4%
5 to 17 years
0
0.0%
18 to 64 years
24
0.2%
65 years and over
21
0.2%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
