Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Leesburg 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
25,520
100.0%
Speak only English
22,705
89.0%
Speak a language other than English
2,815
11.0%
Spanish
1,369
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
786
57.4%
Speak English "well"
250
18.3%
Speak English "not well"
264
19.3%
Speak English "not at all"
69
5.0%
Other Indo-European languages
879
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
610
69.4%
Speak English "well"
106
12.1%
Speak English "not well"
140
15.9%
Speak English "not at all"
23
2.6%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
450
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
168
37.3%
Speak English "well"
197
43.8%
Speak English "not well"
67
14.9%
Speak English "not at all"
18
4.0%
All other languages
117
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
69
59.0%
Speak English "well"
38
32.5%
Speak English "not well"
10
8.5%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
25,520
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
2,815
11.0%
5 to 17 years
518
2.0%
18 to 64 years
2,198
8.6%
65 years and over
99
0.4%
Speak English less than "very well"
1,182
4.6%
5 to 17 years
118
0.5%
18 to 64 years
1,000
3.9%
65 years and over
64
0.3%
Linguistically isolated households*
269
Population 5 years and over in households*
24,996
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
740
3.0%
5 to 17 years
146
0.6%
18 to 64 years
557
2.2%
65 years and over
37
0.1%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
