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
34,700
100.0%
Speak only English
32,534
93.8%
Speak a language other than English
2,166
6.2%
Spanish
1,269
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
659
51.9%
Speak English "well"
298
23.5%
Speak English "not well"
272
21.4%
Speak English "not at all"
40
3.2%
Other Indo-European languages
626
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
386
61.7%
Speak English "well"
95
15.2%
Speak English "not well"
102
16.3%
Speak English "not at all"
43
6.9%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
232
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
59
25.4%
Speak English "well"
73
31.5%
Speak English "not well"
100
43.1%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
39
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
17
43.6%
Speak English "well"
22
56.4%
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
34,700
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
2,166
6.2%
5 to 17 years
373
1.1%
18 to 64 years
1,711
4.9%
65 years and over
82
0.2%
Speak English less than "very well"
1,045
3.0%
5 to 17 years
148
0.4%
18 to 64 years
851
2.5%
65 years and over
46
0.1%
Linguistically isolated households*
261
Population 5 years and over in households*
32,535
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
647
2.0%
5 to 17 years
100
0.3%
18 to 64 years
519
1.6%
65 years and over
28
0.1%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
