Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Bloomingdale 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
20,410
100.0%
Speak only English
16,522
81.0%
Speak a language other than English
3,888
19.0%
Spanish
636
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
463
72.8%
Speak English "well"
68
10.7%
Speak English "not well"
89
14.0%
Speak English "not at all"
16
2.5%
Other Indo-European languages
2,442
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
1,750
71.7%
Speak English "well"
444
18.2%
Speak English "not well"
248
10.2%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
726
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
431
59.4%
Speak English "well"
185
25.5%
Speak English "not well"
94
12.9%
Speak English "not at all"
16
2.2%
All other languages
84
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
65
77.4%
Speak English "well"
19
22.6%
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
20,410
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
3,888
19.0%
5 to 17 years
599
2.9%
18 to 64 years
2,913
14.3%
65 years and over
376
1.8%
Speak English less than "very well"
1,179
5.8%
5 to 17 years
106
0.5%
18 to 64 years
844
4.1%
65 years and over
229
1.1%
Linguistically isolated households*
245
Population 5 years and over in households*
19,615
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
539
2.7%
5 to 17 years
89
0.5%
18 to 64 years
370
1.9%
65 years and over
80
0.4%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
