Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. La Grande 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
11,414
100.0%
Speak only English
10,746
94.1%
Speak a language other than English
668
5.9%
Spanish
372
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
231
62.1%
Speak English "well"
78
21.0%
Speak English "not well"
63
16.9%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
106
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
99
93.4%
Speak English "well"
7
6.6%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
176
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
79
44.9%
Speak English "well"
47
26.7%
Speak English "not well"
50
28.4%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
14
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
14
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
11,414
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
668
5.9%
5 to 17 years
115
1.0%
18 to 64 years
520
4.6%
65 years and over
33
0.3%
Speak English less than "very well"
245
2.1%
5 to 17 years
26
0.2%
18 to 64 years
213
1.9%
65 years and over
6
0.1%
Linguistically isolated households*
50
Population 5 years and over in households*
10,969
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
113
1.0%
5 to 17 years
3
0.0%
18 to 64 years
110
1.0%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
