Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Forest Park 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
19,474
100.0%
Speak only English
14,345
73.7%
Speak a language other than English
5,129
26.3%
Spanish
3,557
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
752
21.1%
Speak English "well"
553
15.5%
Speak English "not well"
1,278
35.9%
Speak English "not at all"
974
27.4%
Other Indo-European languages
203
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
143
70.4%
Speak English "well"
44
21.7%
Speak English "not well"
9
4.4%
Speak English "not at all"
7
3.4%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
1,315
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
308
23.4%
Speak English "well"
402
30.6%
Speak English "not well"
523
39.8%
Speak English "not at all"
82
6.2%
All other languages
54
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
54
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
19,474
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
5,129
26.3%
5 to 17 years
983
5.0%
18 to 64 years
4,030
20.7%
65 years and over
116
0.6%
Speak English less than "very well"
3,872
19.9%
5 to 17 years
575
3.0%
18 to 64 years
3,195
16.4%
65 years and over
102
0.5%
Linguistically isolated households*
782
Population 5 years and over in households*
18,395
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
2,884
15.7%
5 to 17 years
516
2.8%
18 to 64 years
2,304
12.5%
65 years and over
64
0.3%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
