Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Elwood 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
8,870
100.0%
Speak only English
8,649
97.5%
Speak a language other than English
221
2.5%
Spanish
137
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
76
55.5%
Speak English "well"
17
12.4%
Speak English "not well"
32
23.4%
Speak English "not at all"
12
8.8%
Other Indo-European languages
16
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "well"
16
100.0%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
68
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
18
26.5%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not well"
50
73.5%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
0
Speak English "very well"
0
Speak English "well"
0
Speak English "not well"
0
Speak English "not at all"
0
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
8,870
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
221
2.5%
5 to 17 years
75
0.8%
18 to 64 years
140
1.6%
65 years and over
6
0.1%
Speak English less than "very well"
127
1.4%
5 to 17 years
18
0.2%
18 to 64 years
109
1.2%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
Linguistically isolated households*
46
Population 5 years and over in households*
8,733
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
71
0.8%
5 to 17 years
15
0.2%
18 to 64 years
56
0.6%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
