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
18,711
100.0%
Speak only English
17,092
91.3%
Speak a language other than English
1,619
8.7%
Spanish
745
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
497
66.7%
Speak English "well"
116
15.6%
Speak English "not well"
115
15.4%
Speak English "not at all"
17
2.3%
Other Indo-European languages
615
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
459
74.6%
Speak English "well"
95
15.4%
Speak English "not well"
61
9.9%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
188
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
104
55.3%
Speak English "well"
39
20.7%
Speak English "not well"
45
23.9%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
71
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
71
100.0%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
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
18,711
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
1,619
8.7%
5 to 17 years
233
1.2%
18 to 64 years
1,198
6.4%
65 years and over
188
1.0%
Speak English less than "very well"
488
2.6%
5 to 17 years
85
0.5%
18 to 64 years
353
1.9%
65 years and over
50
0.3%
Linguistically isolated households*
87
Population 5 years and over in households*
17,494
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
203
1.2%
5 to 17 years
39
0.2%
18 to 64 years
154
0.9%
65 years and over
10
0.1%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
