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
7,753
100.0%
Speak only English
7,394
95.4%
Speak a language other than English
359
4.6%
Spanish
145
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
125
86.2%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not well"
20
13.8%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
184
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
179
97.3%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not well"
5
2.7%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
30
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
15
50.0%
Speak English "well"
5
16.7%
Speak English "not well"
10
33.3%
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
7,753
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
359
4.6%
5 to 17 years
67
0.9%
18 to 64 years
204
2.6%
65 years and over
88
1.1%
Speak English less than "very well"
40
0.5%
5 to 17 years
6
0.1%
18 to 64 years
29
0.4%
65 years and over
5
0.1%
Linguistically isolated households*
12
Population 5 years and over in households*
7,488
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
37
0.5%
5 to 17 years
15
0.2%
18 to 64 years
22
0.3%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
