Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Calumet City 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
35,885
100.0%
Speak only English
30,566
85.2%
Speak a language other than English
5,319
14.8%
Spanish
3,371
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
2,058
61.1%
Speak English "well"
812
24.1%
Speak English "not well"
424
12.6%
Speak English "not at all"
77
2.3%
Other Indo-European languages
1,303
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
843
64.7%
Speak English "well"
349
26.8%
Speak English "not well"
111
8.5%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
272
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
67
24.6%
Speak English "well"
148
54.4%
Speak English "not well"
48
17.6%
Speak English "not at all"
9
3.3%
All other languages
373
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
182
48.8%
Speak English "well"
152
40.8%
Speak English "not well"
24
6.4%
Speak English "not at all"
15
4.0%
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
35,885
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
5,319
14.8%
5 to 17 years
1,107
3.1%
18 to 64 years
3,478
9.7%
65 years and over
734
2.0%
Speak English less than "very well"
2,169
6.0%
5 to 17 years
428
1.2%
18 to 64 years
1,400
3.9%
65 years and over
341
1.0%
Linguistically isolated households*
499
Population 5 years and over in households*
35,862
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
1,176
3.3%
5 to 17 years
293
0.8%
18 to 64 years
659
1.8%
65 years and over
224
0.6%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
