Ability to speak English among different language groups spoken at home. Kendallville 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
8,561
100.0%
Speak only English
8,215
96.0%
Speak a language other than English
346
4.0%
Spanish
229
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
149
65.1%
Speak English "well"
30
13.1%
Speak English "not well"
39
17.0%
Speak English "not at all"
11
4.8%
Other Indo-European languages
40
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
21
52.5%
Speak English "well"
19
47.5%
Speak English "not well"
0
0.0%
Speak English "not at all"
0
0.0%
Asian and Pacific Island languages
68
100.0%
Speak English "very well"
8
11.8%
Speak English "well"
34
50.0%
Speak English "not well"
11
16.2%
Speak English "not at all"
15
22.1%
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
8,561
100.0%
Speak a language other than English
346
4.0%
5 to 17 years
38
0.4%
18 to 64 years
284
3.3%
65 years and over
24
0.3%
Speak English less than "very well"
159
1.9%
5 to 17 years
26
0.3%
18 to 64 years
118
1.4%
65 years and over
15
0.2%
Linguistically isolated households*
32
Population 5 years and over in households*
8,386
100.0%
In linguistically isolated households
96
1.1%
5 to 17 years
12
0.1%
18 to 64 years
69
0.8%
65 years and over
15
0.2%
* No member 14 years or older speaks English only or "very well"
