Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Oakdale 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
7,641
100.0%
Speak only English
6,469
84.7%
Speak a language other than English
1,172
15.3%
Spanish
940
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
687
73.1%
Speak English "well"
191
20.3%
Speak English "not well"
62
6.6%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
140
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
109
77.9%
Speak English "well"
31
22.1%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
0
Speak English "very well"
0
Speak English "well"
0
Speak English "not well"
0
Speak English "not at all"
0
All other languages
92
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
92
100.0%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
7,641
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
1,172
15.3%
5 to 17 years
24
0.3%
18 to 64 years
1,107
14.5%
65 years and over
41
0.5%
Speak English less than "very well"
284
3.7%
5 to 17 years
0
0.0%
18 to 64 years
263
3.4%
65 years and over
21
0.3%
Linguistically isolated households*
6
Population 5 years and over in households*
5,210
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
18
0.3%
5 to 17 years
8
0.2%
18 to 64 years
10
0.2%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
