Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Collinsville 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
22,867
100.0%
Speak only English
22,033
96.4%
Speak a language other than English
834
3.6%
Spanish
287
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
178
62.0%
Speak English "well"
55
19.2%
Speak English "not well"
54
18.8%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
460
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
378
82.2%
Speak English "well"
41
8.9%
Speak English "not well"
41
8.9%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
76
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
48
63.2%
Speak English "well"
28
36.8%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
11
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
4
36.4%
Speak English "well"
7
63.6%
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
22,867
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
834
3.6%
5 to 17 years
117
0.5%
18 to 64 years
481
2.1%
65 years and over
236
1.0%
Speak English less than "very well"
226
1.0%
5 to 17 years
34
0.1%
18 to 64 years
143
0.6%
65 years and over
49
0.2%
Linguistically isolated households*
49
Population 5 years and over in households*
22,749
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
59
0.3%
5 to 17 years
0
0.0%
18 to 64 years
20
0.1%
65 years and over
39
0.2%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
