Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Bolingbrook 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
51,017
100.0%
Speak only English
40,519
79.4%
Speak a language other than English
10,498
20.6%
Spanish
5,502
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
2,905
52.8%
Speak English "well"
1,069
19.4%
Speak English "not well"
1,080
19.6%
Speak English "not at all"
448
8.1%
Other Indo-European languages
2,270
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
1,580
69.6%
Speak English "well"
439
19.3%
Speak English "not well"
214
9.4%
Speak English "not at all"
37
1.6%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
2,103
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
1,323
62.9%
Speak English "well"
540
25.7%
Speak English "not well"
221
10.5%
Speak English "not at all"
19
0.9%
All other languages
623
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
493
79.1%
Speak English "well"
122
19.6%
Speak English "not well"
8
1.3%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
51,017
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
10,498
20.6%
5 to 17 years
2,357
4.6%
18 to 64 years
7,461
14.6%
65 years and over
680
1.3%
Speak English less than "very well"
4,197
8.2%
5 to 17 years
777
1.5%
18 to 64 years
3,015
5.9%
65 years and over
405
0.8%
Linguistically isolated households*
567
Population 5 years and over in households*
50,740
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
1,908
3.8%
5 to 17 years
520
1.0%
18 to 64 years
1,279
2.5%
65 years and over
109
0.2%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
