Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Schaumburg 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
70,189
100.0%
Speak only English
52,695
75.1%
Speak a language other than English
17,494
24.9%
Spanish
3,132
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
2,074
66.2%
Speak English "well"
533
17.0%
Speak English "not well"
304
9.7%
Speak English "not at all"
221
7.1%
Other Indo-European languages
8,081
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
5,438
67.3%
Speak English "well"
1,840
22.8%
Speak English "not well"
706
8.7%
Speak English "not at all"
97
1.2%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
5,733
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
3,132
54.6%
Speak English "well"
1,460
25.5%
Speak English "not well"
949
16.6%
Speak English "not at all"
192
3.3%
All other languages
548
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
365
66.6%
Speak English "well"
140
25.5%
Speak English "not well"
37
6.8%
Speak English "not at all"
6
1.1%
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
70,189
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
17,494
24.9%
5 to 17 years
2,698
3.8%
18 to 64 years
13,351
19.0%
65 years and over
1,445
2.1%
Speak English less than "very well"
6,485
9.2%
5 to 17 years
761
1.1%
18 to 64 years
4,905
7.0%
65 years and over
819
1.2%
Linguistically isolated households*
1,573
Population 5 years and over in households*
69,755
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
3,532
5.1%
5 to 17 years
499
0.7%
18 to 64 years
2,596
3.7%
65 years and over
437
0.6%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
