Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Bellwood 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
19,027
100.0%
Speak only English
16,897
88.8%
Speak a language other than English
2,130
11.2%
Spanish
1,705
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
947
55.5%
Speak English "well"
397
23.3%
Speak English "not well"
270
15.8%
Speak English "not at all"
91
5.3%
Other Indo-European languages
325
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
201
61.8%
Speak English "well"
83
25.5%
Speak English "not well"
41
12.6%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
35
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
16
45.7%
Speak English "well"
8
22.9%
Speak English "not well"
11
31.4%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
65
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
58
89.2%
Speak English "well"
7
10.8%
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
19,027
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
2,130
11.2%
5 to 17 years
474
2.5%
18 to 64 years
1,464
7.7%
65 years and over
192
1.0%
Speak English less than "very well"
908
4.8%
5 to 17 years
152
0.8%
18 to 64 years
651
3.4%
65 years and over
105
0.6%
Linguistically isolated households*
71
Population 5 years and over in households*
18,945
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
184
1.0%
5 to 17 years
28
0.1%
18 to 64 years
100
0.5%
65 years and over
56
0.3%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
