Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Oregon City 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
23,460
100.0%
Speak only English
21,416
91.3%
Speak a language other than English
2,044
8.7%
Spanish
1,132
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
612
54.1%
Speak English "well"
269
23.8%
Speak English "not well"
205
18.1%
Speak English "not at all"
46
4.1%
Other Indo-European languages
748
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
422
56.4%
Speak English "well"
169
22.6%
Speak English "not well"
67
9.0%
Speak English "not at all"
90
12.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
130
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
62
47.7%
Speak English "well"
55
42.3%
Speak English "not well"
6
4.6%
Speak English "not at all"
7
5.4%
All other languages
34
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
23
67.6%
Speak English "well"
11
32.4%
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
23,460
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
2,044
8.7%
5 to 17 years
458
2.0%
18 to 64 years
1,479
6.3%
65 years and over
107
0.5%
Speak English less than "very well"
925
3.9%
5 to 17 years
178
0.8%
18 to 64 years
682
2.9%
65 years and over
65
0.3%
Linguistically isolated households*
221
Population 5 years and over in households*
22,557
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
599
2.7%
5 to 17 years
145
0.6%
18 to 64 years
408
1.8%
65 years and over
46
0.2%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
