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
4,116
100.0%
Speak only English
3,728
90.6%
Speak a language other than English
388
9.4%
Spanish
208
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
141
67.8%
Speak English "well"
5
2.4%
Speak English "not well"
55
26.4%
Speak English "not at all"
7
3.4%
Other Indo-European languages
164
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
72
43.9%
Speak English "well"
23
14.0%
Speak English "not well"
48
29.3%
Speak English "not at all"
21
12.8%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
10
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
10
100.0%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
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
4,116
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
388
9.4%
5 to 17 years
82
2.0%
18 to 64 years
240
5.8%
65 years and over
66
1.6%
Speak English less than "very well"
159
3.9%
5 to 17 years
43
1.0%
18 to 64 years
104
2.5%
65 years and over
12
0.3%
Linguistically isolated households*
23
Population 5 years and over in households*
3,727
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
84
2.3%
5 to 17 years
52
1.4%
18 to 64 years
25
0.7%
65 years and over
7
0.2%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
