Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Olathe 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
84,490
100.0%
Speak only English
77,100
91.3%
Speak a language other than English
7,390
8.7%
Spanish
3,862
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
1,750
45.3%
Speak English "well"
614
15.9%
Speak English "not well"
789
20.4%
Speak English "not at all"
709
18.4%
Other Indo-European languages
1,775
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
1,366
77.0%
Speak English "well"
248
14.0%
Speak English "not well"
145
8.2%
Speak English "not at all"
16
0.9%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
1,599
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
818
51.2%
Speak English "well"
462
28.9%
Speak English "not well"
268
16.8%
Speak English "not at all"
51
3.2%
All other languages
154
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
137
89.0%
Speak English "well"
17
11.0%
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
84,490
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
7,390
8.7%
5 to 17 years
1,498
1.8%
18 to 64 years
5,696
6.7%
65 years and over
196
0.2%
Speak English less than "very well"
3,319
3.9%
5 to 17 years
368
0.4%
18 to 64 years
2,839
3.4%
65 years and over
112
0.1%
Linguistically isolated households*
649
Population 5 years and over in households*
82,898
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
2,081
2.5%
5 to 17 years
291
0.4%
18 to 64 years
1,732
2.1%
65 years and over
58
0.1%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
