Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Forest Lake 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
6,355
100.0%
Speak only English
6,152
96.8%
Speak a language other than English
203
3.2%
Spanish
77
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
56
72.7%
Speak English "well"
13
16.9%
Speak English "not well"
8
10.4%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
73
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
41
56.2%
Speak English "well"
26
35.6%
Speak English "not well"
6
8.2%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
40
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
24
60.0%
Speak English "well"
7
17.5%
Speak English "not well"
9
22.5%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
13
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "well"
13
100.0%
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
6,355
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
203
3.2%
5 to 17 years
44
0.7%
18 to 64 years
110
1.7%
65 years and over
49
0.8%
Speak English less than "very well"
82
1.3%
5 to 17 years
14
0.2%
18 to 64 years
55
0.9%
65 years and over
13
0.2%
Linguistically isolated households*
35
Population 5 years and over in households*
6,216
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
66
1.1%
5 to 17 years
13
0.2%
18 to 64 years
40
0.6%
65 years and over
13
0.2%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
