Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Forest 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
5,460
100.0%
Speak only English
4,753
87.1%
Speak a language other than English
707
12.9%
Spanish
660
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
165
25.0%
Speak English "well"
116
17.6%
Speak English "not well"
219
33.2%
Speak English "not at all"
160
24.2%
Other Indo-European languages
38
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
33
86.8%
Speak English "well"
5
13.2%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
9
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
5
55.6%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not well"
4
44.4%
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
5,460
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
707
12.9%
5 to 17 years
101
1.8%
18 to 64 years
595
10.9%
65 years and over
11
0.2%
Speak English less than "very well"
504
9.2%
5 to 17 years
35
0.6%
18 to 64 years
464
8.5%
65 years and over
5
0.1%
Linguistically isolated households*
111
Population 5 years and over in households*
5,306
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
378
7.1%
5 to 17 years
39
0.7%
18 to 64 years
334
6.3%
65 years and over
5
0.1%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
