Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Edwardsville 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
19,668
100.0%
Speak only English
18,552
94.3%
Speak a language other than English
1,116
5.7%
Spanish
383
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
292
76.2%
Speak English "well"
28
7.3%
Speak English "not well"
63
16.4%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
510
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
366
71.8%
Speak English "well"
88
17.3%
Speak English "not well"
56
11.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
149
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
91
61.1%
Speak English "well"
54
36.2%
Speak English "not well"
4
2.7%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
74
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
74
100.0%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
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
19,668
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
1,116
5.7%
5 to 17 years
191
1.0%
18 to 64 years
849
4.3%
65 years and over
76
0.4%
Speak English less than "very well"
293
1.5%
5 to 17 years
66
0.3%
18 to 64 years
209
1.1%
65 years and over
18
0.1%
Linguistically isolated households*
48
Population 5 years and over in households*
18,434
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
81
0.4%
5 to 17 years
8
0.0%
18 to 64 years
65
0.4%
65 years and over
8
0.0%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
