Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. The Dalles 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
11,454
100.0%
Speak only English
10,094
88.1%
Speak a language other than English
1,360
11.9%
Spanish
1,152
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
499
43.3%
Speak English "well"
332
28.8%
Speak English "not well"
269
23.4%
Speak English "not at all"
52
4.5%
Other Indo-European languages
139
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
119
85.6%
Speak English "well"
6
4.3%
Speak English "not well"
14
10.1%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
56
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
13
23.2%
Speak English "well"
16
28.6%
Speak English "not well"
27
48.2%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
13
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
9
69.2%
Speak English "well"
4
30.8%
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
11,454
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
1,360
11.9%
5 to 17 years
369
3.2%
18 to 64 years
918
8.0%
65 years and over
73
0.6%
Speak English less than "very well"
720
6.3%
5 to 17 years
188
1.6%
18 to 64 years
514
4.5%
65 years and over
18
0.2%
Linguistically isolated households*
128
Population 5 years and over in households*
11,057
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
446
4.0%
5 to 17 years
129
1.2%
18 to 64 years
306
2.8%
65 years and over
11
0.1%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
