Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Dayton 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
154,535
100.0%
Speak only English
147,790
95.6%
Speak a language other than English
6,745
4.4%
Spanish
3,062
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
1,817
59.3%
Speak English "well"
563
18.4%
Speak English "not well"
604
19.7%
Speak English "not at all"
78
2.5%
Other Indo-European languages
2,184
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
1,542
70.6%
Speak English "well"
368
16.8%
Speak English "not well"
264
12.1%
Speak English "not at all"
10
0.5%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
806
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
360
44.7%
Speak English "well"
260
32.3%
Speak English "not well"
186
23.1%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
693
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
456
65.8%
Speak English "well"
161
23.2%
Speak English "not well"
76
11.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
154,535
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
6,745
4.4%
5 to 17 years
1,206
0.8%
18 to 64 years
5,005
3.2%
65 years and over
534
0.3%
Speak English less than "very well"
2,570
1.7%
5 to 17 years
536
0.3%
18 to 64 years
1,841
1.2%
65 years and over
193
0.1%
Linguistically isolated households*
573
Population 5 years and over in households*
143,796
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
1,015
0.7%
5 to 17 years
122
0.1%
18 to 64 years
777
0.5%
65 years and over
116
0.1%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
