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
15,913
100.0%
Speak only English
14,868
93.4%
Speak a language other than English
1,045
6.6%
Spanish
360
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
183
50.8%
Speak English "well"
83
23.1%
Speak English "not well"
55
15.3%
Speak English "not at all"
39
10.8%
Other Indo-European languages
598
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
390
65.2%
Speak English "well"
153
25.6%
Speak English "not well"
55
9.2%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
76
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
76
100.0%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
11
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "well"
11
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
15,913
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
1,045
6.6%
5 to 17 years
79
0.5%
18 to 64 years
595
3.7%
65 years and over
371
2.3%
Speak English less than "very well"
396
2.5%
5 to 17 years
29
0.2%
18 to 64 years
226
1.4%
65 years and over
141
0.9%
Linguistically isolated households*
177
Population 5 years and over in households*
15,805
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
343
2.2%
5 to 17 years
59
0.4%
18 to 64 years
186
1.2%
65 years and over
98
0.6%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
