Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Hermiston 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
12,288
100.0%
Speak only English
9,448
76.9%
Speak a language other than English
2,840
23.1%
Spanish
2,489
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
1,326
53.3%
Speak English "well"
549
22.1%
Speak English "not well"
310
12.5%
Speak English "not at all"
304
12.2%
Other Indo-European languages
88
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
88
100.0%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
258
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
106
41.1%
Speak English "well"
69
26.7%
Speak English "not well"
54
20.9%
Speak English "not at all"
29
11.2%
All other languages
5
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
5
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
12,288
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
2,840
23.1%
5 to 17 years
867
7.1%
18 to 64 years
1,898
15.4%
65 years and over
75
0.6%
Speak English less than "very well"
1,315
10.7%
5 to 17 years
318
2.6%
18 to 64 years
951
7.7%
65 years and over
46
0.4%
Linguistically isolated households*
289
Population 5 years and over in households*
12,177
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
984
8.1%
5 to 17 years
359
2.9%
18 to 64 years
603
5.0%
65 years and over
22
0.2%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
