Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Covington 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
7,750
100.0%
Speak only English
7,627
98.4%
Speak a language other than English
123
1.6%
Spanish
69
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
45
65.2%
Speak English "well"
17
24.6%
Speak English "not well"
7
10.1%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
37
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
29
78.4%
Speak English "well"
8
21.6%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
17
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
17
100.0%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
0
Speak English "very well"
0
Speak English "well"
0
Speak English "not well"
0
Speak English "not at all"
0
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
7,750
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
123
1.6%
5 to 17 years
32
0.4%
18 to 64 years
81
1.0%
65 years and over
10
0.1%
Speak English less than "very well"
32
0.4%
5 to 17 years
15
0.2%
18 to 64 years
17
0.2%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
Linguistically isolated households*
10
Population 5 years and over in households*
7,411
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
10
0.1%
5 to 17 years
0
0.0%
18 to 64 years
10
0.1%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
