Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Norman 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
90,074
100.0%
Speak only English
81,726
90.7%
Speak a language other than English
8,348
9.3%
Spanish
3,120
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
2,131
68.3%
Speak English "well"
509
16.3%
Speak English "not well"
448
14.4%
Speak English "not at all"
32
1.0%
Other Indo-European languages
1,970
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
1,362
69.1%
Speak English "well"
444
22.5%
Speak English "not well"
146
7.4%
Speak English "not at all"
18
0.9%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
2,434
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
1,274
52.3%
Speak English "well"
875
35.9%
Speak English "not well"
279
11.5%
Speak English "not at all"
6
0.2%
All other languages
824
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
591
71.7%
Speak English "well"
190
23.1%
Speak English "not well"
31
3.8%
Speak English "not at all"
12
1.5%
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
90,074
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
8,348
9.3%
5 to 17 years
1,123
1.2%
18 to 64 years
6,745
7.5%
65 years and over
480
0.5%
Speak English less than "very well"
2,990
3.3%
5 to 17 years
360
0.4%
18 to 64 years
2,368
2.6%
65 years and over
262
0.3%
Linguistically isolated households*
909
Population 5 years and over in households*
83,996
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
1,857
2.2%
5 to 17 years
293
0.3%
18 to 64 years
1,445
1.7%
65 years and over
119
0.1%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
