Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Carol Stream 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
36,812
100.0%
Speak only English
28,613
77.7%
Speak a language other than English
8,199
22.3%
Spanish
2,930
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
1,277
43.6%
Speak English "well"
605
20.6%
Speak English "not well"
743
25.4%
Speak English "not at all"
305
10.4%
Other Indo-European languages
3,623
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
2,137
59.0%
Speak English "well"
996
27.5%
Speak English "not well"
396
10.9%
Speak English "not at all"
94
2.6%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
1,592
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
902
56.7%
Speak English "well"
464
29.1%
Speak English "not well"
205
12.9%
Speak English "not at all"
21
1.3%
All other languages
54
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
37
68.5%
Speak English "well"
17
31.5%
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
36,812
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
8,199
22.3%
5 to 17 years
1,388
3.8%
18 to 64 years
6,340
17.2%
65 years and over
471
1.3%
Speak English less than "very well"
3,846
10.4%
5 to 17 years
479
1.3%
18 to 64 years
3,058
8.3%
65 years and over
309
0.8%
Linguistically isolated households*
744
Population 5 years and over in households*
36,726
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
2,330
6.3%
5 to 17 years
445
1.2%
18 to 64 years
1,774
4.8%
65 years and over
111
0.3%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
