Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Hillsboro 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
63,457
100.0%
Speak only English
48,177
75.9%
Speak a language other than English
15,280
24.1%
Spanish
10,427
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
3,644
34.9%
Speak English "well"
2,232
21.4%
Speak English "not well"
2,783
26.7%
Speak English "not at all"
1,768
17.0%
Other Indo-European languages
1,645
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
1,372
83.4%
Speak English "well"
187
11.4%
Speak English "not well"
86
5.2%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
2,934
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
1,572
53.6%
Speak English "well"
891
30.4%
Speak English "not well"
411
14.0%
Speak English "not at all"
60
2.0%
All other languages
274
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
201
73.4%
Speak English "well"
22
8.0%
Speak English "not well"
51
18.6%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
63,457
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
15,280
24.1%
5 to 17 years
3,381
5.3%
18 to 64 years
11,520
18.2%
65 years and over
379
0.6%
Speak English less than "very well"
8,491
13.4%
5 to 17 years
1,410
2.2%
18 to 64 years
6,808
10.7%
65 years and over
273
0.4%
Linguistically isolated households*
1,724
Population 5 years and over in households*
62,509
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
6,110
9.8%
5 to 17 years
1,580
2.5%
18 to 64 years
4,404
7.0%
65 years and over
126
0.2%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
