Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Corvallis 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
46,963
100.0%
Speak only English
41,130
87.6%
Speak a language other than English
5,833
12.4%
Spanish
2,249
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
1,116
49.6%
Speak English "well"
343
15.3%
Speak English "not well"
573
25.5%
Speak English "not at all"
217
9.6%
Other Indo-European languages
1,243
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
963
77.5%
Speak English "well"
221
17.8%
Speak English "not well"
53
4.3%
Speak English "not at all"
6
0.5%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
2,082
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
1,009
48.5%
Speak English "well"
720
34.6%
Speak English "not well"
308
14.8%
Speak English "not at all"
45
2.2%
All other languages
259
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
145
56.0%
Speak English "well"
108
41.7%
Speak English "not well"
6
2.3%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
46,963
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
5,833
12.4%
5 to 17 years
774
1.6%
18 to 64 years
4,774
10.2%
65 years and over
285
0.6%
Speak English less than "very well"
2,600
5.5%
5 to 17 years
305
0.6%
18 to 64 years
2,140
4.6%
65 years and over
155
0.3%
Linguistically isolated households*
748
Population 5 years and over in households*
42,069
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
1,772
4.2%
5 to 17 years
326
0.8%
18 to 64 years
1,328
3.2%
65 years and over
118
0.3%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
