Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Milton Freewater 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
5,754
100.0%
Speak only English
3,882
67.5%
Speak a language other than English
1,872
32.5%
Spanish
1,802
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
939
52.1%
Speak English "well"
304
16.9%
Speak English "not well"
390
21.6%
Speak English "not at all"
169
9.4%
Other Indo-European languages
44
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
38
86.4%
Speak English "well"
6
13.6%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
9
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
9
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
17
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
17
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
5,754
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
1,872
32.5%
5 to 17 years
715
12.4%
18 to 64 years
1,088
18.9%
65 years and over
69
1.2%
Speak English less than "very well"
869
15.1%
5 to 17 years
241
4.2%
18 to 64 years
606
10.5%
65 years and over
22
0.4%
Linguistically isolated households*
124
Population 5 years and over in households*
5,476
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
484
8.8%
5 to 17 years
209
3.8%
18 to 64 years
275
5.0%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
