Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Wilsonville 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
12,840
100.0%
Speak only English
11,500
89.6%
Speak a language other than English
1,340
10.4%
Spanish
821
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
375
45.7%
Speak English "well"
183
22.3%
Speak English "not well"
181
22.0%
Speak English "not at all"
82
10.0%
Other Indo-European languages
316
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
246
77.8%
Speak English "well"
26
8.2%
Speak English "not well"
12
3.8%
Speak English "not at all"
32
10.1%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
168
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
114
67.9%
Speak English "well"
27
16.1%
Speak English "not well"
27
16.1%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
35
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
35
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
12,840
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
1,340
10.4%
5 to 17 years
224
1.7%
18 to 64 years
1,040
8.1%
65 years and over
76
0.6%
Speak English less than "very well"
570
4.4%
5 to 17 years
93
0.7%
18 to 64 years
452
3.5%
65 years and over
25
0.2%
Linguistically isolated households*
126
Population 5 years and over in households*
12,746
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
365
2.9%
5 to 17 years
67
0.5%
18 to 64 years
298
2.3%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
