Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Forest City 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
7,050
100.0%
Speak only English
6,714
95.2%
Speak a language other than English
336
4.8%
Spanish
292
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
82
28.1%
Speak English "well"
57
19.5%
Speak English "not well"
102
34.9%
Speak English "not at all"
51
17.5%
Other Indo-European languages
31
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
23
74.2%
Speak English "well"
8
25.8%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
7
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "well"
7
100.0%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
6
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
6
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
7,050
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
336
4.8%
5 to 17 years
93
1.3%
18 to 64 years
216
3.1%
65 years and over
27
0.4%
Speak English less than "very well"
225
3.2%
5 to 17 years
72
1.0%
18 to 64 years
138
2.0%
65 years and over
15
0.2%
Linguistically isolated households*
40
Population 5 years and over in households*
6,906
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
134
1.9%
5 to 17 years
45
0.7%
18 to 64 years
82
1.2%
65 years and over
7
0.1%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
