Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Roseburg 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
18,737
100.0%
Speak only English
17,929
95.7%
Speak a language other than English
808
4.3%
Spanish
413
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
234
56.7%
Speak English "well"
119
28.8%
Speak English "not well"
51
12.3%
Speak English "not at all"
9
2.2%
Other Indo-European languages
229
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
194
84.7%
Speak English "well"
28
12.2%
Speak English "not well"
7
3.1%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
126
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
97
77.0%
Speak English "well"
25
19.8%
Speak English "not well"
4
3.2%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
40
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
40
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
18,737
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
808
4.3%
5 to 17 years
133
0.7%
18 to 64 years
522
2.8%
65 years and over
153
0.8%
Speak English less than "very well"
243
1.3%
5 to 17 years
55
0.3%
18 to 64 years
152
0.8%
65 years and over
36
0.2%
Linguistically isolated households*
56
Population 5 years and over in households*
17,783
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
98
0.6%
5 to 17 years
15
0.1%
18 to 64 years
64
0.4%
65 years and over
19
0.1%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
