Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Portland 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
5,195
100.0%
Speak only English
4,670
89.9%
Speak a language other than English
525
10.1%
Spanish
175
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
104
59.4%
Speak English "well"
29
16.6%
Speak English "not well"
28
16.0%
Speak English "not at all"
14
8.0%
Other Indo-European languages
339
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
233
68.7%
Speak English "well"
77
22.7%
Speak English "not well"
18
5.3%
Speak English "not at all"
11
3.2%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
5
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
5
100.0%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
6
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
6
100.0%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
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
5,195
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
525
10.1%
5 to 17 years
127
2.4%
18 to 64 years
300
5.8%
65 years and over
98
1.9%
Speak English less than "very well"
177
3.4%
5 to 17 years
47
0.9%
18 to 64 years
80
1.5%
65 years and over
50
1.0%
Linguistically isolated households*
35
Population 5 years and over in households*
4,987
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
47
0.9%
5 to 17 years
0
0.0%
18 to 64 years
17
0.3%
65 years and over
30
0.6%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
