Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Cudahy 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
17,200
100.0%
Speak only English
15,883
92.3%
Speak a language other than English
1,317
7.7%
Spanish
525
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
382
72.8%
Speak English "well"
74
14.1%
Speak English "not well"
60
11.4%
Speak English "not at all"
9
1.7%
Other Indo-European languages
702
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
435
62.0%
Speak English "well"
162
23.1%
Speak English "not well"
95
13.5%
Speak English "not at all"
10
1.4%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
34
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
17
50.0%
Speak English "well"
17
50.0%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
All other languages
56
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
52
92.9%
Speak English "well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not well"
4
7.1%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Ability to speak English by age
Persons
Percent
Population 5 years and over
17,200
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
1,317
7.7%
5 to 17 years
192
1.1%
18 to 64 years
824
4.8%
65 years and over
301
1.8%
Speak English less than "very well"
431
2.5%
5 to 17 years
59
0.3%
18 to 64 years
300
1.7%
65 years and over
72
0.4%
Linguistically isolated households*
118
Population 5 years and over in households*
17,084
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
198
1.2%
5 to 17 years
23
0.1%
18 to 64 years
122
0.7%
65 years and over
53
0.3%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
