Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Dolton 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
23,908
100.0%
Speak only English
22,003
92.0%
Speak a language other than English
1,905
8.0%
Spanish
955
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
561
58.7%
Speak English "well"
205
21.5%
Speak English "not well"
139
14.6%
Speak English "not at all"
50
5.2%
Other Indo-European languages
511
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
387
75.7%
Speak English "well"
106
20.7%
Speak English "not well"
12
2.3%
Speak English "not at all"
6
1.2%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
162
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
79
48.8%
Speak English "well"
29
17.9%
Speak English "not well"
17
10.5%
Speak English "not at all"
37
22.8%
All other languages
277
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
242
87.4%
Speak English "well"
35
12.6%
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
23,908
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
1,905
8.0%
5 to 17 years
548
2.3%
18 to 64 years
1,128
4.7%
65 years and over
229
1.0%
Speak English less than "very well"
636
2.7%
5 to 17 years
179
0.7%
18 to 64 years
363
1.5%
65 years and over
94
0.4%
Linguistically isolated households*
80
Population 5 years and over in households*
23,675
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
156
0.7%
5 to 17 years
33
0.1%
18 to 64 years
96
0.4%
65 years and over
27
0.1%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
