Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Klamath Falls 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
17,842
100.0%
Speak only English
16,050
90.0%
Speak a language other than English
1,792
10.0%
Spanish
1,261
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
620
49.2%
Speak English "well"
217
17.2%
Speak English "not well"
256
20.3%
Speak English "not at all"
168
13.3%
Other Indo-European languages
267
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
222
83.1%
Speak English "well"
40
15.0%
Speak English "not well"
5
1.9%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
167
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
112
67.1%
Speak English "well"
20
12.0%
Speak English "not well"
29
17.4%
Speak English "not at all"
6
3.6%
All other languages
97
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
87
89.7%
Speak English "well"
10
10.3%
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
17,842
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
1,792
10.0%
5 to 17 years
293
1.6%
18 to 64 years
1,342
7.5%
65 years and over
157
0.9%
Speak English less than "very well"
751
4.2%
5 to 17 years
62
0.3%
18 to 64 years
655
3.7%
65 years and over
34
0.2%
Linguistically isolated households*
198
Population 5 years and over in households*
17,091
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
481
2.8%
5 to 17 years
135
0.8%
18 to 64 years
331
1.9%
65 years and over
15
0.1%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
