Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Beaverton 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
70,554
100.0%
Speak only English
54,314
77.0%
Speak a language other than English
16,240
23.0%
Spanish
6,425
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
2,699
42.0%
Speak English "well"
1,244
19.4%
Speak English "not well"
1,789
27.8%
Speak English "not at all"
693
10.8%
Other Indo-European languages
3,503
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
2,535
72.4%
Speak English "well"
584
16.7%
Speak English "not well"
315
9.0%
Speak English "not at all"
69
2.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
5,582
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
2,951
52.9%
Speak English "well"
1,582
28.3%
Speak English "not well"
829
14.9%
Speak English "not at all"
220
3.9%
All other languages
730
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
513
70.3%
Speak English "well"
133
18.2%
Speak English "not well"
59
8.1%
Speak English "not at all"
25
3.4%
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
70,554
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
16,240
23.0%
5 to 17 years
3,017
4.3%
18 to 64 years
12,270
17.4%
65 years and over
953
1.4%
Speak English less than "very well"
7,542
10.7%
5 to 17 years
1,017
1.4%
18 to 64 years
6,020
8.5%
65 years and over
505
0.7%
Linguistically isolated households*
1,792
Population 5 years and over in households*
69,643
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
5,164
7.4%
5 to 17 years
1,062
1.5%
18 to 64 years
3,816
5.5%
65 years and over
286
0.4%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
