Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Lima 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
36,919
100.0%
Speak only English
35,487
96.1%
Speak a language other than English
1,432
3.9%
Spanish
797
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
560
70.3%
Speak English "well"
87
10.9%
Speak English "not well"
150
18.8%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
392
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
262
66.8%
Speak English "well"
75
19.1%
Speak English "not well"
55
14.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
225
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
172
76.4%
Speak English "well"
40
17.8%
Speak English "not well"
13
5.8%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
18
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
18
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
36,919
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
1,432
3.9%
5 to 17 years
266
0.7%
18 to 64 years
1,017
2.8%
65 years and over
149
0.4%
Speak English less than "very well"
420
1.1%
5 to 17 years
117
0.3%
18 to 64 years
275
0.7%
65 years and over
28
0.1%
Linguistically isolated households*
52
Population 5 years and over in households*
34,190
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
114
0.3%
5 to 17 years
31
0.1%
18 to 64 years
79
0.2%
65 years and over
4
0.0%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
