Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Red Oak 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
5,745
100.0%
Speak only English
5,571
97.0%
Speak a language other than English
174
3.0%
Spanish
128
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
42
32.8%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not well"
38
29.7%
Speak English "not at all"
48
37.5%
Other Indo-European languages
34
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
30
88.2%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not well"
4
11.8%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
12
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
12
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
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
5,745
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
174
3.0%
5 to 17 years
11
0.2%
18 to 64 years
148
2.6%
65 years and over
15
0.3%
Speak English less than "very well"
90
1.6%
5 to 17 years
4
0.1%
18 to 64 years
86
1.5%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
Linguistically isolated households*
30
Population 5 years and over in households*
5,597
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
86
1.5%
5 to 17 years
0
0.0%
18 to 64 years
86
1.5%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
