Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Woodburn 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
18,217
100.0%
Speak only English
8,351
45.8%
Speak a language other than English
9,866
54.2%
Spanish
8,224
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
2,586
31.4%
Speak English "well"
1,535
18.7%
Speak English "not well"
2,490
30.3%
Speak English "not at all"
1,613
19.6%
Other Indo-European languages
1,457
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
667
45.8%
Speak English "well"
339
23.3%
Speak English "not well"
355
24.4%
Speak English "not at all"
96
6.6%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
70
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
28
40.0%
Speak English "well"
42
60.0%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
115
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
42
36.5%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not well"
35
30.4%
Speak English "not at all"
38
33.0%
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
18,217
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
9,866
54.2%
5 to 17 years
3,074
16.9%
18 to 64 years
6,434
35.3%
65 years and over
358
2.0%
Speak English less than "very well"
6,543
35.9%
5 to 17 years
1,478
8.1%
18 to 64 years
4,836
26.5%
65 years and over
229
1.3%
Linguistically isolated households*
1,013
Population 5 years and over in households*
17,651
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
4,357
24.7%
5 to 17 years
1,314
7.4%
18 to 64 years
2,916
16.5%
65 years and over
127
0.7%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
