Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Ashland City 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
3,365
100.0%
Speak only English
3,189
94.8%
Speak a language other than English
176
5.2%
Spanish
117
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
79
67.5%
Speak English "well"
22
18.8%
Speak English "not well"
16
13.7%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
37
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
28
75.7%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not well"
9
24.3%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
17
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "well"
17
100.0%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
5
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not well"
5
100.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
3,365
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
176
5.2%
5 to 17 years
33
1.0%
18 to 64 years
128
3.8%
65 years and over
15
0.4%
Speak English less than "very well"
69
2.1%
5 to 17 years
0
0.0%
18 to 64 years
60
1.8%
65 years and over
9
0.3%
Linguistically isolated households*
13
Population 5 years and over in households*
3,183
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
28
0.9%
5 to 17 years
0
0.0%
18 to 64 years
28
0.9%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
