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
24,314
100.0%
Speak only English
16,313
67.1%
Speak a language other than English
8,001
32.9%
Spanish
5,208
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
2,297
44.1%
Speak English "well"
1,169
22.4%
Speak English "not well"
1,076
20.7%
Speak English "not at all"
666
12.8%
Other Indo-European languages
1,231
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
913
74.2%
Speak English "well"
231
18.8%
Speak English "not well"
58
4.7%
Speak English "not at all"
29
2.4%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
865
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
516
59.7%
Speak English "well"
173
20.0%
Speak English "not well"
145
16.8%
Speak English "not at all"
31
3.6%
All other languages
697
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
635
91.1%
Speak English "well"
62
8.9%
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
24,314
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
8,001
32.9%
5 to 17 years
1,401
5.8%
18 to 64 years
5,915
24.3%
65 years and over
685
2.8%
Speak English less than "very well"
3,640
15.0%
5 to 17 years
345
1.4%
18 to 64 years
2,948
12.1%
65 years and over
347
1.4%
Linguistically isolated households*
703
Population 5 years and over in households*
24,037
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
2,089
8.7%
5 to 17 years
264
1.1%
18 to 64 years
1,626
6.8%
65 years and over
199
0.8%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
