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
10,675
100.0%
Speak only English
9,972
93.4%
Speak a language other than English
703
6.6%
Spanish
313
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
226
72.2%
Speak English "well"
35
11.2%
Speak English "not well"
21
6.7%
Speak English "not at all"
31
9.9%
Other Indo-European languages
231
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
128
55.4%
Speak English "well"
92
39.8%
Speak English "not well"
11
4.8%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
148
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
111
75.0%
Speak English "well"
29
19.6%
Speak English "not well"
8
5.4%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
11
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
11
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
10,675
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
703
6.6%
5 to 17 years
96
0.9%
18 to 64 years
540
5.1%
65 years and over
67
0.6%
Speak English less than "very well"
227
2.1%
5 to 17 years
28
0.3%
18 to 64 years
175
1.6%
65 years and over
24
0.2%
Linguistically isolated households*
28
Population 5 years and over in households*
10,657
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
63
0.6%
5 to 17 years
0
0.0%
18 to 64 years
49
0.5%
65 years and over
14
0.1%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
