Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. McMinnville 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
24,619
100.0%
Speak only English
20,851
84.7%
Speak a language other than English
3,768
15.3%
Spanish
3,201
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
1,267
39.6%
Speak English "well"
694
21.7%
Speak English "not well"
875
27.3%
Speak English "not at all"
365
11.4%
Other Indo-European languages
229
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
185
80.8%
Speak English "well"
27
11.8%
Speak English "not well"
17
7.4%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
285
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
150
52.6%
Speak English "well"
94
33.0%
Speak English "not well"
34
11.9%
Speak English "not at all"
7
2.5%
All other languages
53
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
53
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
24,619
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
3,768
15.3%
5 to 17 years
916
3.7%
18 to 64 years
2,637
10.7%
65 years and over
215
0.9%
Speak English less than "very well"
2,113
8.6%
5 to 17 years
387
1.6%
18 to 64 years
1,616
6.6%
65 years and over
110
0.4%
Linguistically isolated households*
415
Population 5 years and over in households*
23,005
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
1,417
6.2%
5 to 17 years
309
1.3%
18 to 64 years
1,036
4.5%
65 years and over
72
0.3%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
