Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Chicago Ridge 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
12,681
100.0%
Speak only English
10,336
81.5%
Speak a language other than English
2,345
18.5%
Spanish
581
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
410
70.6%
Speak English "well"
87
15.0%
Speak English "not well"
81
13.9%
Speak English "not at all"
3
0.5%
Other Indo-European languages
870
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
367
42.2%
Speak English "well"
258
29.7%
Speak English "not well"
195
22.4%
Speak English "not at all"
50
5.7%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
99
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
60
60.6%
Speak English "well"
24
24.2%
Speak English "not well"
9
9.1%
Speak English "not at all"
6
6.1%
All other languages
795
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
459
57.7%
Speak English "well"
207
26.0%
Speak English "not well"
85
10.7%
Speak English "not at all"
44
5.5%
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
12,681
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
2,345
18.5%
5 to 17 years
435
3.4%
18 to 64 years
1,661
13.1%
65 years and over
249
2.0%
Speak English less than "very well"
1,049
8.3%
5 to 17 years
118
0.9%
18 to 64 years
780
6.2%
65 years and over
151
1.2%
Linguistically isolated households*
291
Population 5 years and over in households*
12,619
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
675
5.3%
5 to 17 years
156
1.2%
18 to 64 years
397
3.1%
65 years and over
122
1.0%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
