Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Cicero 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
25,934
100.0%
Speak only English
24,689
95.2%
Speak a language other than English
1,245
4.8%
Spanish
292
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
240
82.2%
Speak English "well"
20
6.8%
Speak English "not well"
31
10.6%
Speak English "not at all"
1
0.3%
Other Indo-European languages
783
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
621
79.3%
Speak English "well"
105
13.4%
Speak English "not well"
57
7.3%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
132
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
45
34.1%
Speak English "well"
42
31.8%
Speak English "not well"
45
34.1%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
38
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
30
78.9%
Speak English "well"
8
21.1%
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
25,934
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
1,245
4.8%
5 to 17 years
263
1.0%
18 to 64 years
811
3.1%
65 years and over
171
0.7%
Speak English less than "very well"
309
1.2%
5 to 17 years
75
0.3%
18 to 64 years
192
0.7%
65 years and over
42
0.2%
Linguistically isolated households*
54
Population 5 years and over in households*
25,928
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
133
0.5%
5 to 17 years
24
0.1%
18 to 64 years
86
0.3%
65 years and over
23
0.1%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
