Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Pendleton 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
15,212
100.0%
Speak only English
14,013
92.1%
Speak a language other than English
1,199
7.9%
Spanish
857
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
492
57.4%
Speak English "well"
181
21.1%
Speak English "not well"
125
14.6%
Speak English "not at all"
59
6.9%
Other Indo-European languages
186
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
146
78.5%
Speak English "well"
25
13.4%
Speak English "not well"
15
8.1%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
117
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
67
57.3%
Speak English "well"
28
23.9%
Speak English "not well"
16
13.7%
Speak English "not at all"
6
5.1%
All other languages
39
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
30
76.9%
Speak English "well"
9
23.1%
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
15,212
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
1,199
7.9%
5 to 17 years
209
1.4%
18 to 64 years
933
6.1%
65 years and over
57
0.4%
Speak English less than "very well"
464
3.1%
5 to 17 years
65
0.4%
18 to 64 years
370
2.4%
65 years and over
29
0.2%
Linguistically isolated households*
26
Population 5 years and over in households*
13,096
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
98
0.7%
5 to 17 years
49
0.4%
18 to 64 years
49
0.4%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
