Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Clarendon Hills 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
6,941
100.0%
Speak only English
6,078
87.6%
Speak a language other than English
863
12.4%
Spanish
194
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
137
70.6%
Speak English "well"
23
11.9%
Speak English "not well"
24
12.4%
Speak English "not at all"
10
5.2%
Other Indo-European languages
470
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
374
79.6%
Speak English "well"
87
18.5%
Speak English "not well"
9
1.9%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
199
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
112
56.3%
Speak English "well"
45
22.6%
Speak English "not well"
42
21.1%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
0
Speak English "very well"
0
Speak English "well"
0
Speak English "not well"
0
Speak English "not at all"
0
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
6,941
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
863
12.4%
5 to 17 years
117
1.7%
18 to 64 years
647
9.3%
65 years and over
99
1.4%
Speak English less than "very well"
240
3.5%
5 to 17 years
19
0.3%
18 to 64 years
198
2.9%
65 years and over
23
0.3%
Linguistically isolated households*
81
Population 5 years and over in households*
6,834
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
147
2.2%
5 to 17 years
18
0.3%
18 to 64 years
129
1.9%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
