Ability to Speak English - 2016
Age by Language Spoken at Home by Ability to Speak English for the Population 5 Years and Over
| United States | Oklahoma | Oklahoma City Metro Area | ||||||
| Population 5 years and over | 303,328,961 | (X) | 3,659,465 | (X) | 1,277,631 | (X) | ||
| Speak only English | 237,810,023 | 78.4% | 3,284,055 | 89.7% | 1,105,276 | 86.5% | ||
| Speak a language other than English | 65,518,938 | 21.6% | 375,410 | 10.3% | 172,355 | 13.5% | ||
| Speak English Only or Speak English "Very Well" | Speak English Less than "Very Well" | Speak English Only or Speak English "Very Well" | Speak English Less than "Very Well" | Speak English Only or Speak English "Very Well" | Speak English Less than "Very Well" | |||
| Percent | Percent | Percent | Percent | Percent | Percent | |||
| Speak a language other than English | ||||||||
| Spanish | 59.0% | 41.0% | 59.4% | 40.6% | 61.1% | 38.9% | ||
| 5 to 17 years old | 80.6% | 19.4% | 82.6% | 17.4% | 84.5% | 15.5% | ||
| 18 to 64 years old | 55.0% | 45.0% | 51.2% | 48.8% | 52.4% | 47.6% | ||
| 65 years old and over | 37.9% | 62.1% | 44.3% | 55.7% | 31.9% | 68.1% | ||
| Other Indo-European languages | 68.7% | 31.3% | 79.5% | 20.5% | 78.8% | 21.2% | ||
| 5 to 17 years old | 81.2% | 18.8% | 93.8% | 6.2% | 97.5% | 2.5% | ||
| 18 to 64 years old | 70.1% | 29.9% | 78.4% | 21.6% | 78.8% | 21.2% | ||
| 65 years old and over | 53.8% | 46.2% | 71.5% | 28.5% | 61.6% | 38.4% | ||
| Asian and Pacific Island languages | 53.1% | 46.9% | 50.6% | 49.4% | 54.2% | 45.8% | ||
| 5 to 17 years old | 74.4% | 25.6% | 69.3% | 30.7% | 75.6% | 24.4% | ||
| 18 to 64 years old | 54.1% | 45.9% | 50.5% | 49.5% | 54.3% | 45.7% | ||
| 65 years old and over | 30.3% | 69.7% | 22.1% | 77.9% | 21.8% | 78.2% | ||
| Other languages | 69.0% | 31.0% | 78.4% | 21.6% | 72.2% | 27.8% | ||
| 5 to 17 years old | 81.2% | 18.8% | 99.2% | 0.8% | 100.0% | 0.0% | ||
| 18 to 64 years old | 68.2% | 31.8% | 74.0% | 26.0% | 65.2% | 34.8% | ||
| 65 years old and over | 52.4% | 47.6% | 79.6% | 20.4% | 53.4% | 46.6% | ||
| Cleveland County | Oklahoma County | ||||
| Population 5 years and over | 262,783 | (X) | 722,182 | (X) | |
| Speak only English | 238,686 | 90.8% | 592,302 | 82.0% | |
| Speak a language other than English | 24,097 | 9.2% | 129,880 | 18.0% | |
| Speak English Only or Speak English "Very Well" | Speak English Less than "Very Well" | Speak English Only or Speak English "Very Well" | Speak English Less than "Very Well" | ||
| Percent | Percent | Percent | Percent | ||
| Speak a language other than English | |||||
| Spanish | 80.5% | 19.5% | 57.80% | 42.20% | |
| 5 to 17 years old | 91.9% | 8.1% | 84.50% | 15.50% | |
| 18 to 64 years old | 77.9% | 22.1% | 46.90% | 53.10% | |
| 65 years old and over | 73.2% | 26.8% | 22.60% | 77.40% | |
| Other Indo-European languages | 78.7% | 21.3% | 81.60% | 18.40% | |
| 5 to 17 years old | 100.0% | 0.0% | 100.00% | 0.00% | |
| 18 to 64 years old | 79.6% | 20.4% | 82.00% | 18.00% | |
| 65 years old and over | 40.5% | 59.5% | 62.70% | 37.30% | |
| Asian and Pacific Island languages | 56.4% | 43.6% | 54.70% | 45.30% | |
| 5 to 17 years old | 75.5% | 24.5% | 74.20% | 25.80% | |
| 18 to 64 years old | 54.7% | 45.3% | 55.50% | 44.50% | |
| 65 years old and over | 32.7% | 67.3% | 18.20% | 81.80% | |
| Other languages | 70.8% | 29.2% | 73.90% | 26.10% | |
| 5 to 17 years old | 100.0% | 0.0% | 100.00% | 0.00% | |
| 18 to 64 years old | 69.6% | 30.4% | 65.60% | 34.40% | |
| 65 years old and over | - | - | 53.40% | 46.60% | |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2016 American Community Survey 1-Year Estimates. Languages Spoken at Home.
An "-" entry indicates that iether no sample observations or too few sample observations were available to compute an estimate.
