Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Ashland 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
19,739
100.0%
Speak only English
18,996
96.2%
Speak a language other than English
743
3.8%
Spanish
316
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
258
81.6%
Speak English "well"
41
13.0%
Speak English "not well"
17
5.4%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
233
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
181
77.7%
Speak English "well"
31
13.3%
Speak English "not well"
21
9.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
134
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
106
79.1%
Speak English "well"
28
20.9%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
60
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
31
51.7%
Speak English "well"
29
48.3%
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
19,739
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
743
3.8%
5 to 17 years
161
0.8%
18 to 64 years
505
2.6%
65 years and over
77
0.4%
Speak English less than "very well"
167
0.8%
5 to 17 years
56
0.3%
18 to 64 years
94
0.5%
65 years and over
17
0.1%
Linguistically isolated households*
15
Population 5 years and over in households*
17,849
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
27
0.2%
5 to 17 years
3
0.0%
18 to 64 years
13
0.1%
65 years and over
11
0.1%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
