Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Colby 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
4,937
100.0%
Speak only English
4,736
95.9%
Speak a language other than English
201
4.1%
Spanish
99
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
59
59.6%
Speak English "well"
26
26.3%
Speak English "not well"
14
14.1%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
91
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
75
82.4%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not well"
16
17.6%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
11
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "well"
11
100.0%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
0
Speak English "very well"
0
Speak English "well"
0
Speak English "not well"
0
Speak English "not at all"
0
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
4,937
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
201
4.1%
5 to 17 years
44
0.9%
18 to 64 years
117
2.4%
65 years and over
40
0.8%
Speak English less than "very well"
67
1.4%
5 to 17 years
6
0.1%
18 to 64 years
44
0.9%
65 years and over
17
0.3%
Linguistically isolated households*
24
Population 5 years and over in households*
4,659
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
31
0.7%
5 to 17 years
7
0.2%
18 to 64 years
7
0.2%
65 years and over
17
0.4%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
