Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Coos Bay 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
14,569
100.0%
Speak only English
13,774
94.5%
Speak a language other than English
795
5.5%
Spanish
486
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
264
54.3%
Speak English "well"
114
23.5%
Speak English "not well"
47
9.7%
Speak English "not at all"
61
12.6%
Other Indo-European languages
199
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
179
89.9%
Speak English "well"
20
10.1%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
95
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
47
49.5%
Speak English "well"
17
17.9%
Speak English "not well"
17
17.9%
Speak English "not at all"
14
14.7%
All other languages
15
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
15
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
14,569
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
795
5.5%
5 to 17 years
97
0.7%
18 to 64 years
606
4.2%
65 years and over
92
0.6%
Speak English less than "very well"
290
2.0%
5 to 17 years
33
0.2%
18 to 64 years
226
1.6%
65 years and over
31
0.2%
Linguistically isolated households*
74
Population 5 years and over in households*
14,089
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
169
1.2%
5 to 17 years
33
0.2%
18 to 64 years
132
0.9%
65 years and over
4
0.0%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
