Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Rockford 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
138,274
100.0%
Speak only English
119,262
86.3%
Speak a language other than English
19,012
13.7%
Spanish
11,992
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
5,668
47.3%
Speak English "well"
2,497
20.8%
Speak English "not well"
2,670
22.3%
Speak English "not at all"
1,157
9.6%
Other Indo-European languages
4,523
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
2,962
65.5%
Speak English "well"
893
19.7%
Speak English "not well"
586
13.0%
Speak English "not at all"
82
1.8%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
2,200
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
902
41.0%
Speak English "well"
787
35.8%
Speak English "not well"
459
20.9%
Speak English "not at all"
52
2.4%
All other languages
297
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
176
59.3%
Speak English "well"
69
23.2%
Speak English "not well"
39
13.1%
Speak English "not at all"
13
4.4%
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
138,274
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
19,012
13.7%
5 to 17 years
4,292
3.1%
18 to 64 years
12,902
9.3%
65 years and over
1,818
1.3%
Speak English less than "very well"
9,304
6.7%
5 to 17 years
1,708
1.2%
18 to 64 years
6,940
5.0%
65 years and over
656
0.5%
Linguistically isolated households*
2,021
Population 5 years and over in households*
134,001
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
5,559
4.1%
5 to 17 years
1,399
1.0%
18 to 64 years
3,795
2.8%
65 years and over
365
0.3%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
