Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Galion 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
10,658
100.0%
Speak only English
10,346
97.1%
Speak a language other than English
312
2.9%
Spanish
128
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
110
85.9%
Speak English "well"
18
14.1%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
126
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
98
77.8%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not well"
28
22.2%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
44
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
29
65.9%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not well"
5
11.4%
Speak English "not at all"
10
22.7%
All other languages
14
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
7
50.0%
Speak English "well"
7
50.0%
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
10,658
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
312
2.9%
5 to 17 years
84
0.8%
18 to 64 years
204
1.9%
65 years and over
24
0.2%
Speak English less than "very well"
68
0.6%
5 to 17 years
3
0.0%
18 to 64 years
65
0.6%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
Linguistically isolated households*
24
Population 5 years and over in households*
10,517
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
34
0.3%
5 to 17 years
0
0.0%
18 to 64 years
34
0.3%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
