Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Ellicott 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
52,674
100.0%
Speak only English
43,853
83.3%
Speak a language other than English
8,821
16.7%
Spanish
1,262
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
804
63.7%
Speak English "well"
169
13.4%
Speak English "not well"
213
16.9%
Speak English "not at all"
76
6.0%
Other Indo-European languages
2,489
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
1,952
78.4%
Speak English "well"
374
15.0%
Speak English "not well"
123
4.9%
Speak English "not at all"
40
1.6%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
4,680
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
2,278
48.7%
Speak English "well"
1,328
28.4%
Speak English "not well"
907
19.4%
Speak English "not at all"
167
3.6%
All other languages
390
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
351
90.0%
Speak English "well"
29
7.4%
Speak English "not well"
10
2.6%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
52,674
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
8,821
16.7%
5 to 17 years
1,952
3.7%
18 to 64 years
6,322
12.0%
65 years and over
547
1.0%
Speak English less than "very well"
3,436
6.5%
5 to 17 years
525
1.0%
18 to 64 years
2,632
5.0%
65 years and over
279
0.5%
Linguistically isolated households*
749
Population 5 years and over in households*
52,152
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
2,022
3.9%
5 to 17 years
525
1.0%
18 to 64 years
1,419
2.7%
65 years and over
78
0.1%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
