Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Colonial Heights 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
16,072
100.0%
Speak only English
14,862
92.5%
Speak a language other than English
1,210
7.5%
Spanish
430
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
310
72.1%
Speak English "well"
86
20.0%
Speak English "not well"
34
7.9%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
409
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
352
86.1%
Speak English "well"
27
6.6%
Speak English "not well"
25
6.1%
Speak English "not at all"
5
1.2%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
258
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
77
29.8%
Speak English "well"
59
22.9%
Speak English "not well"
100
38.8%
Speak English "not at all"
22
8.5%
All other languages
113
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
113
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
16,072
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
1,210
7.5%
5 to 17 years
237
1.5%
18 to 64 years
836
5.2%
65 years and over
137
0.9%
Speak English less than "very well"
358
2.2%
5 to 17 years
98
0.6%
18 to 64 years
216
1.3%
65 years and over
44
0.3%
Linguistically isolated households*
66
Population 5 years and over in households*
15,836
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
171
1.1%
5 to 17 years
42
0.3%
18 to 64 years
118
0.7%
65 years and over
11
0.1%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
