Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Cedar Lake 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
8,524
100.0%
Speak only English
8,249
96.8%
Speak a language other than English
275
3.2%
Spanish
129
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
109
84.5%
Speak English "well"
11
8.5%
Speak English "not well"
9
7.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
121
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
101
83.5%
Speak English "well"
15
12.4%
Speak English "not well"
5
4.1%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
16
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not well"
16
100.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
9
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
9
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
8,524
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
275
3.2%
5 to 17 years
47
0.6%
18 to 64 years
182
2.1%
65 years and over
46
0.5%
Speak English less than "very well"
56
0.7%
5 to 17 years
18
0.2%
18 to 64 years
33
0.4%
65 years and over
5
0.1%
Linguistically isolated households*
8
Population 5 years and over in households*
8,506
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
16
0.2%
5 to 17 years
0
0.0%
18 to 64 years
16
0.2%
65 years and over
0
0.0%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
