Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Aurora 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
12,700
100.0%
Speak only English
12,169
95.8%
Speak a language other than English
531
4.2%
Spanish
146
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
74
50.7%
Speak English "well"
63
43.2%
Speak English "not well"
9
6.2%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Other Indo-European languages
300
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
243
81.0%
Speak English "well"
28
9.3%
Speak English "not well"
29
9.7%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
65
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
28
43.1%
Speak English "well"
27
41.5%
Speak English "not well"
10
15.4%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
20
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
6
30.0%
Speak English "well"
14
70.0%
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
12,700
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
531
4.2%
5 to 17 years
83
0.7%
18 to 64 years
324
2.6%
65 years and over
124
1.0%
Speak English less than "very well"
180
1.4%
5 to 17 years
27
0.2%
18 to 64 years
109
0.9%
65 years and over
44
0.3%
Linguistically isolated households*
48
Population 5 years and over in households*
12,408
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
48
0.4%
5 to 17 years
0
0.0%
18 to 64 years
33
0.3%
65 years and over
15
0.1%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
