Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Eugene 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
130,496
100.0%
Speak only English
117,394
90.0%
Speak a language other than English
13,102
10.0%
Spanish
5,853
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
3,563
60.9%
Speak English "well"
1,027
17.5%
Speak English "not well"
1,035
17.7%
Speak English "not at all"
228
3.9%
Other Indo-European languages
3,158
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
2,549
80.7%
Speak English "well"
469
14.9%
Speak English "not well"
125
4.0%
Speak English "not at all"
15
0.5%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
3,590
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
1,793
49.9%
Speak English "well"
1,200
33.4%
Speak English "not well"
585
16.3%
Speak English "not at all"
12
0.3%
All other languages
501
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
361
72.1%
Speak English "well"
92
18.4%
Speak English "not well"
48
9.6%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
130,496
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
13,102
10.0%
5 to 17 years
2,271
1.7%
18 to 64 years
10,006
7.7%
65 years and over
825
0.6%
Speak English less than "very well"
4,836
3.7%
5 to 17 years
753
0.6%
18 to 64 years
3,790
2.9%
65 years and over
293
0.2%
Linguistically isolated households*
1,262
Population 5 years and over in households*
124,485
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
2,673
2.1%
5 to 17 years
420
0.3%
18 to 64 years
2,046
1.6%
65 years and over
207
0.2%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
