Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Lake Oswego 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
33,511
100.0%
Speak only English
30,003
89.5%
Speak a language other than English
3,508
10.5%
Spanish
728
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
478
65.7%
Speak English "well"
148
20.3%
Speak English "not well"
92
12.6%
Speak English "not at all"
10
1.4%
Other Indo-European languages
1,337
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
1,099
82.2%
Speak English "well"
144
10.8%
Speak English "not well"
82
6.1%
Speak English "not at all"
12
0.9%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
1,135
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
776
68.4%
Speak English "well"
210
18.5%
Speak English "not well"
133
11.7%
Speak English "not at all"
16
1.4%
All other languages
308
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
194
63.0%
Speak English "well"
68
22.1%
Speak English "not well"
46
14.9%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
33,511
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
3,508
10.5%
5 to 17 years
746
2.2%
18 to 64 years
2,510
7.5%
65 years and over
252
0.8%
Speak English less than "very well"
961
2.9%
5 to 17 years
159
0.5%
18 to 64 years
675
2.0%
65 years and over
127
0.4%
Linguistically isolated households*
195
Population 5 years and over in households*
33,352
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
382
1.1%
5 to 17 years
58
0.2%
18 to 64 years
247
0.7%
65 years and over
77
0.2%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
