Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Clackamas 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
4,829
100.0%
Speak only English
4,351
90.1%
Speak a language other than English
478
9.9%
Spanish
83
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
83
100.0%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
75
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
51
68.0%
Speak English "well"
11
14.7%
Speak English "not well"
13
17.3%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
293
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
167
57.0%
Speak English "well"
72
24.6%
Speak English "not well"
43
14.7%
Speak English "not at all"
11
3.8%
All other languages
27
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
9
33.3%
Speak English "well"
18
66.7%
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
4,829
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
478
9.9%
5 to 17 years
108
2.2%
18 to 64 years
346
7.2%
65 years and over
24
0.5%
Speak English less than "very well"
168
3.5%
5 to 17 years
11
0.2%
18 to 64 years
150
3.1%
65 years and over
7
0.1%
Linguistically isolated households*
29
Population 5 years and over in households*
4,812
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
53
1.1%
5 to 17 years
0
0.0%
18 to 64 years
46
1.0%
65 years and over
7
0.1%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
