Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Belvidere 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
2,576
100.0%
Speak only English
2,468
95.8%
Speak a language other than English
108
4.2%
Spanish
53
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
44
83.0%
Speak English "well"
5
9.4%
Speak English "not well"
4
7.5%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
33
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
31
93.9%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not well"
2
6.1%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
16
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
13
81.3%
Speak English "well"
3
18.8%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
6
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
6
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
2,576
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
108
4.2%
5 to 17 years
13
0.5%
18 to 64 years
80
3.1%
65 years and over
15
0.6%
Speak English less than "very well"
14
0.5%
5 to 17 years
0
0.0%
18 to 64 years
11
0.4%
65 years and over
3
0.1%
Linguistically isolated households*
5
Population 5 years and over in households*
2,568
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
14
0.5%
5 to 17 years
5
0.2%
18 to 64 years
9
0.4%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
