Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Camas 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
11,473
100.0%
Speak only English
10,786
94.0%
Speak a language other than English
687
6.0%
Spanish
144
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
72
50.0%
Speak English "well"
40
27.8%
Speak English "not well"
15
10.4%
Speak English "not at all"
17
11.8%
Other Indo-European languages
174
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
161
92.5%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not well"
13
7.5%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
364
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
239
65.7%
Speak English "well"
73
20.1%
Speak English "not well"
37
10.2%
Speak English "not at all"
15
4.1%
All other languages
5
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "well"
5
100.0%
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
11,473
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
687
6.0%
5 to 17 years
126
1.1%
18 to 64 years
528
4.6%
65 years and over
33
0.3%
Speak English less than "very well"
215
1.9%
5 to 17 years
46
0.4%
18 to 64 years
162
1.4%
65 years and over
7
0.1%
Linguistically isolated households*
35
Population 5 years and over in households*
11,400
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
96
0.8%
5 to 17 years
25
0.2%
18 to 64 years
71
0.6%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
