Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Sherwood 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
19,956
100.0%
Speak only English
18,871
94.6%
Speak a language other than English
1,085
5.4%
Spanish
390
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
285
73.1%
Speak English "well"
22
5.6%
Speak English "not well"
83
21.3%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
396
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
296
74.7%
Speak English "well"
66
16.7%
Speak English "not well"
21
5.3%
Speak English "not at all"
13
3.3%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
251
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
158
62.9%
Speak English "well"
56
22.3%
Speak English "not well"
27
10.8%
Speak English "not at all"
10
4.0%
All other languages
48
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
48
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
19,956
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
1,085
5.4%
5 to 17 years
206
1.0%
18 to 64 years
811
4.1%
65 years and over
68
0.3%
Speak English less than "very well"
298
1.5%
5 to 17 years
54
0.3%
18 to 64 years
216
1.1%
65 years and over
28
0.1%
Linguistically isolated households*
37
Population 5 years and over in households*
19,756
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
112
0.6%
5 to 17 years
28
0.1%
18 to 64 years
74
0.4%
65 years and over
10
0.1%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
