Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Elburn 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
2,453
100.0%
Speak only English
2,322
94.7%
Speak a language other than English
131
5.3%
Spanish
47
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
6
12.8%
Speak English "well"
15
31.9%
Speak English "not well"
12
25.5%
Speak English "not at all"
14
29.8%
Other Indo-European languages
57
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
47
82.5%
Speak English "well"
7
12.3%
Speak English "not well"
3
5.3%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
0
Speak English "very well"
0
Speak English "well"
0
Speak English "not well"
0
Speak English "not at all"
0
All other languages
27
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
27
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
2,453
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
131
5.3%
5 to 17 years
4
0.2%
18 to 64 years
94
3.8%
65 years and over
33
1.3%
Speak English less than "very well"
51
2.1%
5 to 17 years
0
0.0%
18 to 64 years
44
1.8%
65 years and over
7
0.3%
Linguistically isolated households*
16
Population 5 years and over in households*
2,445
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
41
1.7%
5 to 17 years
0
0.0%
18 to 64 years
34
1.4%
65 years and over
7
0.3%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
