Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Englewood 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
11,518
100.0%
Speak only English
10,952
95.1%
Speak a language other than English
566
4.9%
Spanish
176
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
118
67.0%
Speak English "well"
38
21.6%
Speak English "not well"
20
11.4%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
210
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
146
69.5%
Speak English "well"
47
22.4%
Speak English "not well"
17
8.1%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
164
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
54
32.9%
Speak English "well"
43
26.2%
Speak English "not well"
67
40.9%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
16
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
16
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
11,518
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
566
4.9%
5 to 17 years
110
1.0%
18 to 64 years
385
3.3%
65 years and over
71
0.6%
Speak English less than "very well"
232
2.0%
5 to 17 years
47
0.4%
18 to 64 years
168
1.5%
65 years and over
17
0.1%
Linguistically isolated households*
48
Population 5 years and over in households*
11,344
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
110
1.0%
5 to 17 years
13
0.1%
18 to 64 years
89
0.8%
65 years and over
8
0.1%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
