Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Bourbonnais 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
14,431
100.0%
Speak only English
13,496
93.5%
Speak a language other than English
935
6.5%
Spanish
354
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
271
76.6%
Speak English "well"
60
16.9%
Speak English "not well"
23
6.5%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
291
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
242
83.2%
Speak English "well"
40
13.7%
Speak English "not well"
9
3.1%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
242
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
108
44.6%
Speak English "well"
82
33.9%
Speak English "not well"
52
21.5%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
48
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
37
77.1%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
11
22.9%
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
14,431
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
935
6.5%
5 to 17 years
214
1.5%
18 to 64 years
672
4.7%
65 years and over
49
0.3%
Speak English less than "very well"
277
1.9%
5 to 17 years
71
0.5%
18 to 64 years
162
1.1%
65 years and over
44
0.3%
Linguistically isolated households*
61
Population 5 years and over in households*
12,963
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
141
1.1%
5 to 17 years
36
0.3%
18 to 64 years
77
0.6%
65 years and over
28
0.2%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
