Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Sweet Home 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
7,523
100.0%
Speak only English
7,145
95.0%
Speak a language other than English
378
5.0%
Spanish
192
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
139
72.4%
Speak English "well"
22
11.5%
Speak English "not well"
31
16.1%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
138
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
112
81.2%
Speak English "well"
16
11.6%
Speak English "not well"
10
7.2%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
48
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
8
16.7%
Speak English "well"
12
25.0%
Speak English "not well"
11
22.9%
Speak English "not at all"
17
35.4%
All other languages
0
Speak English "very well"
0
Speak English "well"
0
Speak English "not well"
0
Speak English "not at all"
0
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
7,523
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
378
5.0%
5 to 17 years
104
1.4%
18 to 64 years
236
3.1%
65 years and over
38
0.5%
Speak English less than "very well"
119
1.6%
5 to 17 years
18
0.2%
18 to 64 years
82
1.1%
65 years and over
19
0.3%
Linguistically isolated households*
14
Population 5 years and over in households*
7,453
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
35
0.5%
5 to 17 years
13
0.2%
18 to 64 years
22
0.3%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
